عوى

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Arabic

Root
ع و ي (ʕ w y)
2 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

عَوَى (ʕawā) I (non-past يَعْوِي (yaʕwī), verbal noun عُوَاء (ʕuwāʔ))

  1. (intransitive) to howl
    عَوَى الذِّئْبُ عَلَى الْقَمَرِ
    ʕawā aḏ-ḏiʔbu ʕalā l-qamari
    The wolf bayed at the moon.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • South Levantine Arabic: عوّى (ʕawwa)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع و ي
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic عَوَى (ʕawā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaw.wa/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

عوّى (ʕawwa) II (present بعوّي (biʕawwi))

  1. (of a dog) to bark, to howl

Conjugation

    Conjugation of عوّى (ʕawwa)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عوّيت (ʕawwēt) عوّيت (ʕawwēt) عوّى (ʕawwa) عوّينا (ʕawwēna) عوّيتو (ʕawwētu) عوّو (ʕawwu)
f عوّيتي (ʕawwēti) عوّت (ʕawwat)
present m بعوّي (baʕawwi) بتعوّي (bitʕawwi) بعوّي (biʕawwi) منعوّي (minʕawwi) بتعوّو (bitʕawwu) بعوّو (biʕawwu)
f بتعوّي (bitʕawwi) بتعوّي (bitʕawwi)
subjunctive m اعوّي (aʕawwi) تعوّي (tʕawwi) يعوّي (yʕawwi) نعوّي (nʕawwi) تعوّو (tʕawwu) يعوّو (yʕawwu)
f تعوّي (tʕawwi) تعوّي (tʕawwi)
imperative m عوّي (ʕawwi) عوّو (ʕawwu)
f عوّي (ʕawwi)