صوان
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Arabic
Etymology 1
| Root |
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| ص و ن (ṣ w n) |
| 4 terms |
Noun
صِوَان or صُوَان • (ṣiwān or ṣuwān) m (plural أَصْوِنَة (ʔaṣwina))
Declension
Declension of noun صِوَان (ṣiwān); صُوَان (ṣuwān)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صِوَان; صُوَان ṣiwān; ṣuwān |
الصِّوَان; الصُّوَان aṣ-ṣiwān; aṣ-ṣuwān |
صِوَان; صُوَان ṣiwān; ṣuwān |
| Nominative | صِوَانٌ; صُوَانٌ ṣiwānun; ṣuwānun |
الصِّوَانُ; الصُّوَانُ aṣ-ṣiwānu; aṣ-ṣuwānu |
صِوَانُ; صُوَانُ ṣiwānu; ṣuwānu |
| Accusative | صِوَانًا; صُوَانًا ṣiwānan; ṣuwānan |
الصِّوَانَ; الصُّوَانَ aṣ-ṣiwāna; aṣ-ṣuwāna |
صِوَانَ; صُوَانَ ṣiwāna; ṣuwāna |
| Genitive | صِوَانٍ; صُوَانٍ ṣiwānin; ṣuwānin |
الصِّوَانِ; الصُّوَانِ aṣ-ṣiwāni; aṣ-ṣuwāni |
صِوَانِ; صُوَانِ ṣiwāni; ṣuwāni |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | صِوَانَيْن; صُوَانَيْن ṣiwānayn; ṣuwānayn |
الصِّوَانَيْن; الصُّوَانَيْن aṣ-ṣiwānayn; aṣ-ṣuwānayn |
صِوَانَيْ; صُوَانَيْ ṣiwānay; ṣuwānay |
| Nominative | صِوَانَانِ; صُوَانَانِ ṣiwānāni; ṣuwānāni |
الصِّوَانَانِ; الصُّوَانَانِ aṣ-ṣiwānāni; aṣ-ṣuwānāni |
صِوَانَا; صُوَانَا ṣiwānā; ṣuwānā |
| Accusative | صِوَانَيْنِ; صُوَانَيْنِ ṣiwānayni; ṣuwānayni |
الصِّوَانَيْنِ; الصُّوَانَيْنِ aṣ-ṣiwānayni; aṣ-ṣuwānayni |
صِوَانَيْ; صُوَانَيْ ṣiwānay; ṣuwānay |
| Genitive | صِوَانَيْنِ; صُوَانَيْنِ ṣiwānayni; ṣuwānayni |
الصِّوَانَيْنِ; الصُّوَانَيْنِ aṣ-ṣiwānayni; aṣ-ṣuwānayni |
صِوَانَيْ; صُوَانَيْ ṣiwānay; ṣuwānay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَصْوِنَة ʔaṣwina |
الْأَصْوِنَة al-ʔaṣwina |
أَصْوِنَة ʔaṣwinat |
| Nominative | أَصْوِنَةٌ ʔaṣwinatun |
الْأَصْوِنَةُ al-ʔaṣwinatu |
أَصْوِنَةُ ʔaṣwinatu |
| Accusative | أَصْوِنَةً ʔaṣwinatan |
الْأَصْوِنَةَ al-ʔaṣwinata |
أَصْوِنَةَ ʔaṣwinata |
| Genitive | أَصْوِنَةٍ ʔaṣwinatin |
الْأَصْوِنَةِ al-ʔaṣwinati |
أَصْوِنَةِ ʔaṣwinati |
Etymology 2
From the giant quarries of أُمّ الْصَوَّان (ʔumm al-ṣawwān) near أَسْوَان (ʔaswān), from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan), from Egyptian swnw,
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Noun
صَوَّان • (ṣawwān) m (collective, singulative صَوَّانَة f (ṣawwāna))
Declension
Declension of noun صَوَّان (ṣawwān)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صَوَّان ṣawwān |
الصَّوَّان aṣ-ṣawwān |
صَوَّان ṣawwān |
| Nominative | صَوَّانٌ ṣawwānun |
الصَّوَّانُ aṣ-ṣawwānu |
صَوَّانُ ṣawwānu |
| Accusative | صَوَّانًا ṣawwānan |
الصَّوَّانَ aṣ-ṣawwāna |
صَوَّانَ ṣawwāna |
| Genitive | صَوَّانٍ ṣawwānin |
الصَّوَّانِ aṣ-ṣawwāni |
صَوَّانِ ṣawwāni |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صَوَّانَة ṣawwāna |
الصَّوَّانَة aṣ-ṣawwāna |
صَوَّانَة ṣawwānat |
| Nominative | صَوَّانَةٌ ṣawwānatun |
الصَّوَّانَةُ aṣ-ṣawwānatu |
صَوَّانَةُ ṣawwānatu |
| Accusative | صَوَّانَةً ṣawwānatan |
الصَّوَّانَةَ aṣ-ṣawwānata |
صَوَّانَةَ ṣawwānata |
| Genitive | صَوَّانَةٍ ṣawwānatin |
الصَّوَّانَةِ aṣ-ṣawwānati |
صَوَّانَةِ ṣawwānati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | صَوَّانَتَيْن ṣawwānatayn |
الصَّوَّانَتَيْن aṣ-ṣawwānatayn |
صَوَّانَتَيْ ṣawwānatay |
| Nominative | صَوَّانَتَانِ ṣawwānatāni |
الصَّوَّانَتَانِ aṣ-ṣawwānatāni |
صَوَّانَتَا ṣawwānatā |
| Accusative | صَوَّانَتَيْنِ ṣawwānatayni |
الصَّوَّانَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣawwānatayni |
صَوَّانَتَيْ ṣawwānatay |
| Genitive | صَوَّانَتَيْنِ ṣawwānatayni |
الصَّوَّانَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣawwānatayni |
صَوَّانَتَيْ ṣawwānatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صَوَّانَات ṣawwānāt |
الصَّوَّانَات aṣ-ṣawwānāt |
صَوَّانَات ṣawwānāt |
| Nominative | صَوَّانَاتٌ ṣawwānātun |
الصَّوَّانَاتُ aṣ-ṣawwānātu |
صَوَّانَاتُ ṣawwānātu |
| Accusative | صَوَّانَاتٍ ṣawwānātin |
الصَّوَّانَاتِ aṣ-ṣawwānāti |
صَوَّانَاتِ ṣawwānāti |
| Genitive | صَوَّانَاتٍ ṣawwānātin |
الصَّوَّانَاتِ aṣ-ṣawwānāti |
صَوَّانَاتِ ṣawwānāti |
Further reading
- Aston, Barbara G., Harrell, James A., Shaw, Ian (2000) “2. Stone”, in Paul T. Nicholson, Ian Shaw, editors, Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 5 seqq.
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “صوان”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 855
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “صوان”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1750–1751
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “صوان”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 736