سوى

See also: شوی, سوي, and س و ي

Arabic

Root
س و ي (s-w-y)

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Verb

سَوَّى • (sawwā) II, non-past يُسَوِّي‎ (yusawwī)

to equalize
to smooth
to straighten, to make even
to settle (a dispute)
to reconcile (بَيْنَ (bayna))
to regularize

Conjugation

Conjugation of

سَوَّى

(form-II final-weak)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَسْوِيَة taswiya
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُسَوٍّ musawwin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُسَوًّى musawwan
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سَوَّيْتُ sawwaytu	سَوَّيْتَ sawwayta	سَوَّى sawwā	سَوَّيْتُمَا sawwaytumā	سَوَّيَا sawwayā	سَوَّيْنَا sawwaynā	سَوَّيْتُمْ sawwaytum	سَوَّوْا sawwaw
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	سَوَّيْتُ sawwaytu	سَوَّيْتِ sawwayti	سَوَّتْ sawwat	سَوَّيْتُمَا sawwaytumā	سَوَّتَا sawwatā	سَوَّيْنَا sawwaynā	سَوَّيْتُنَّ sawwaytunna	سَوَّيْنَ sawwayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَوِّي ʔusawwī	تُسَوِّي tusawwī	يُسَوِّي yusawwī	تُسَوِّيَانِ tusawwiyāni	يُسَوِّيَانِ yusawwiyāni	نُسَوِّي nusawwī	تُسَوُّونَ tusawwūna	يُسَوُّونَ yusawwūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُسَوِّي ʔusawwī	تُسَوِّينَ tusawwīna	تُسَوِّي tusawwī	تُسَوِّيَانِ tusawwiyāni	تُسَوِّيَانِ tusawwiyāni	نُسَوِّي nusawwī	تُسَوِّينَ tusawwīna	يُسَوِّينَ yusawwīna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَوِّيَ ʔusawwiya	تُسَوِّيَ tusawwiya	يُسَوِّيَ yusawwiya	تُسَوِّيَا tusawwiyā	يُسَوِّيَا yusawwiyā	نُسَوِّيَ nusawwiya	تُسَوُّوا tusawwū	يُسَوُّوا yusawwū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُسَوِّيَ ʔusawwiya	تُسَوِّي tusawwī	تُسَوِّيَ tusawwiya	تُسَوِّيَا tusawwiyā	تُسَوِّيَا tusawwiyā	نُسَوِّيَ nusawwiya	تُسَوِّينَ tusawwīna	يُسَوِّينَ yusawwīna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَوِّ ʔusawwi	تُسَوِّ tusawwi	يُسَوِّ yusawwi	تُسَوِّيَا tusawwiyā	يُسَوِّيَا yusawwiyā	نُسَوِّ nusawwi	تُسَوُّوا tusawwū	يُسَوُّوا yusawwū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُسَوِّ ʔusawwi	تُسَوِّي tusawwī	تُسَوِّ tusawwi	تُسَوِّيَا tusawwiyā	تُسَوِّيَا tusawwiyā	نُسَوِّ nusawwi	تُسَوِّينَ tusawwīna	يُسَوِّينَ yusawwīna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سَوِّ sawwi		سَوِّيَا sawwiyā			سَوُّوا sawwū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		سَوِّي sawwī		سَوِّيَا sawwiyā			سَوِّينَ sawwīna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سُوِّيتُ suwwītu	سُوِّيتَ suwwīta	سُوِّيَ suwwiya	سُوِّيتُمَا suwwītumā	سُوِّيَا suwwiyā	سُوِّينَا suwwīnā	سُوِّيتُمْ suwwītum	سُوُّوا suwwū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	سُوِّيتُ suwwītu	سُوِّيتِ suwwīti	سُوِّيَتْ suwwiyat	سُوِّيتُمَا suwwītumā	سُوِّيَتَا suwwiyatā	سُوِّينَا suwwīnā	سُوِّيتُنَّ suwwītunna	سُوِّينَ suwwīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَوَّى ʔusawwā	تُسَوَّى tusawwā	يُسَوَّى yusawwā	تُسَوَّيَانِ tusawwayāni	يُسَوَّيَانِ yusawwayāni	نُسَوَّى nusawwā	تُسَوَّوْنَ tusawwawna	يُسَوَّوْنَ yusawwawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُسَوَّى ʔusawwā	تُسَوَّيْنَ tusawwayna	تُسَوَّى tusawwā	تُسَوَّيَانِ tusawwayāni	تُسَوَّيَانِ tusawwayāni	نُسَوَّى nusawwā	تُسَوَّيْنَ tusawwayna	يُسَوَّيْنَ yusawwayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَوَّى ʔusawwā	تُسَوَّى tusawwā	يُسَوَّى yusawwā	تُسَوَّيَا tusawwayā	يُسَوَّيَا yusawwayā	نُسَوَّى nusawwā	تُسَوَّوْا tusawwaw	يُسَوَّوْا yusawwaw
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُسَوَّى ʔusawwā	تُسَوَّيْ tusawway	تُسَوَّى tusawwā	تُسَوَّيَا tusawwayā	تُسَوَّيَا tusawwayā	نُسَوَّى nusawwā	تُسَوَّيْنَ tusawwayna	يُسَوَّيْنَ yusawwayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَوَّ ʔusawwa	تُسَوَّ tusawwa	يُسَوَّ yusawwa	تُسَوَّيَا tusawwayā	يُسَوَّيَا yusawwayā	نُسَوَّ nusawwa	تُسَوَّوْا tusawwaw	يُسَوَّوْا yusawwaw
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُسَوَّ ʔusawwa	تُسَوَّيْ tusawway	تُسَوَّ tusawwa	تُسَوَّيَا tusawwayā	تُسَوَّيَا tusawwayā	نُسَوَّ nusawwa	تُسَوَّيْنَ tusawwayna	يُسَوَّيْنَ yusawwayna

Synonyms

(to equalize, to settle (a dispute)): سَاوَى (sāwā)

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: سَوَّى (səwwə, “to make, to do”)
Hijazi Arabic: سَوَّى (sawwa, “to make, to do”)
Maltese: sewwa
South Levantine Arabic: سوّى (sawwa, “to make, to do”)

Noun

سِوًى • (siwan) m

verbal noun of سَوِيَ (sawiya) (form I)
used in the construct state in ways which are translated into Standard Average European languages as prepositions like except, but, short of; of very frequent occurrence (followed by genitive)
لَا أُحِبُّ سِوَى تِلْكَ الْمَرْأَةِ.
lā ʔuḥibbu siwā tilka l-marʔati.
I love no one but that woman.

مَن سَيَفْتَدِي طُهْرَ الْعِرَاقِ سِوَانَا؟
man sayaftadī ṭuhra l-ʕirāqi siwānā?
Who will save the purity of the Iraq if not us?
- a. 1165, ابن التلميذ [Ibn al-Tilmīḏ], edited by Oliver Kahl, The Dispensatory of Ibn At-Tilmīḏ الأقراباذين الكبير (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies; 70), Leiden: Brill, published 2007, →ISBN, page 71 Nr. 79:
  سفوف لأصحاب السعال مع خلفة
  شاه بلوط وقشور اللوز الأحمر الرقيق وخروب شامي وخرنوب نبطي وطين أرمني مغسول وصمغ عربي ونشاء وبزر بقلة وخشخاش يحمص سوى الطين ويستعمل
  A powder for those who suffer from the cough in conjunction with diarrhoea
  Sweet chestnut, the peels of dainty reddish almonds, Syrian carob, Nabataean carob, washed Armenian bole, gum-arabic, starch, purslane seeds, and poppy. (This) is roasted except the bole, and used.

Declension

Declension of noun سِوًى (siwan)

Singular	singular in ـًى (-an)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِوَى siwā	السِّوَى as-siwā	سِوَى siwā
Nominative	سِوًى siwan	السِّوَى as-siwā	سِوَى siwā
Accusative	سِوًى siwan	السِّوَى as-siwā	سِوَى siwā
Genitive	سِوًى siwan	السِّوَى as-siwā	سِوَى siwā

Inflected forms
Base form					سِوَا (siwā)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	سِوَايَ (siwāya)			سِوَانَا (siwānā)
Second person	سِوَاكَ (siwāka)	سِوَاكِ (siwāki)	سِوَاكُمَا (siwākumā)	سِوَاكُمْ (siwākum)	سِوَاكُنَّ (siwākunna)
Third person	سِوَاهُ (siwāhu)	سِوَاهَا (siwāhā)	سِوَاهُمَا (siwāhumā)	سِوَاهُمْ (siwāhum)	سِوَاهُنَّ (siwāhunna)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س و ي
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَوَّى (sawwā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saw.wa/

Verb

سوى • (sawwa) II (non-past يِسَوِّي (yisawwi))

to do, to make
Synonym: (rare) عمل (ʕimil)

إيش سوَّى؟ ― ʔēš sawwa? ― what did he do?

Conjugation

Conjugation of سوى (sawwa)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	سويت (sawwēt)	سويت (sawwēt)	سوى (sawwa)	سوينا (sawwēna)	سويتوا (sawwētu)	سوا (sawwu)
past	f	سويت (sawwēt)	سويتي (sawwēti)	سوت (sawwat)	سوينا (sawwēna)	سويتوا (sawwētu)	سوا (sawwu)
non-past	m	أسوي (ʔasawwi)	تسوي (tisawwi)	يسوي (yisawwi)	نسوي (nisawwi)	تسووا (tisawwu)	يسووا (yisawwu)
non-past	f	أسوي (ʔasawwi)	تسوي (tisawwi)	تسوي (tisawwi)	نسوي (nisawwi)	تسووا (tisawwu)	يسووا (yisawwu)
imperative	m		سوي (sawwi)			سووا (sawwu)
imperative	f		سوي (sawwi)			سووا (sawwu)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س و ي
5 terms

Alternative forms

ساوى (sāwa, Galilee)

Etymology

From Arabic سَوَّى (sawwā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saw.wa/, [ˈsaw.wa]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)

Verb

سوّى • (sawwa) II (present بسوّي (bisawwi))

to do, to make
Synonym: عمل (ʕimil)

Conjugation

Conjugation of سوّى (sawwa)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	سوّيت (sawwēt)	سوّيت (sawwēt)	سوّى (sawwa)	سوّينا (sawwēna)	سوّيتو (sawwētu)	سوّو (sawwu)
past	f	سوّيت (sawwēt)	سوّيتي (sawwēti)	سوّت (sawwat)	سوّينا (sawwēna)	سوّيتو (sawwētu)	سوّو (sawwu)
present	m	بسوّي (basawwi)	بتسوّي (bitsawwi)	بسوّي (bisawwi)	منسوّي (minsawwi)	بتسوّو (bitsawwu)	بسوّو (bisawwu)
present	f	بسوّي (basawwi)	بتسوّي (bitsawwi)	بتسوّي (bitsawwi)	منسوّي (minsawwi)	بتسوّو (bitsawwu)	بسوّو (bisawwu)
subjunctive	m	اسوّي (asawwi)	تسوّي (tsawwi)	يسوّي (ysawwi)	نسوّي (nsawwi)	تسوّو (tsawwu)	يسوّو (ysawwu)
subjunctive	f	اسوّي (asawwi)	تسوّي (tsawwi)	تسوّي (tsawwi)	نسوّي (nsawwi)	تسوّو (tsawwu)	يسوّو (ysawwu)
imperative	m		سوّي (sawwi)			سوّو (sawwu)
imperative	f		سوّي (sawwi)			سوّو (sawwu)

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