أسوى
Arabic
Etymology 1.1
| Root |
|---|
| س و ي (s w y) |
| 18 terms |
Elative of سَوِيّ (sawiyy, “equal, symmetrical; smooth, even; straight”).
Adjective
أَسْوَى • (ʔaswā)
- elative degree of سَوِيّ (sawiyy):
- more equal, more symmetrical; most equal, most symmetrical
- smoother, more even; smoothest, most even
- straighter; straightest
- in better condition; in best condition
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular invariable | singular unknown | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أَسْوَى ʔaswā |
الْأَسْوَى al-ʔaswā |
? | ? |
| nominative | أَسْوَى ʔaswā |
الْأَسْوَى al-ʔaswā |
? | ? |
| accusative | أَسْوَى ʔaswā |
الْأَسْوَى al-ʔaswā |
? | ? |
| genitive | أَسْوَى ʔaswā |
الْأَسْوَى al-ʔaswā |
? | ? |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أَسْوَيَيْن ʔaswayayn |
الْأَسْوَيَيْن al-ʔaswayayn |
? | ? |
| nominative | أَسْوَيَانِ ʔaswayāni |
الْأَسْوَيَانِ al-ʔaswayāni |
? | ? |
| accusative | أَسْوَيَيْنِ ʔaswayayni |
الْأَسْوَيَيْنِ al-ʔaswayayni |
? | ? |
| genitive | أَسْوَيَيْنِ ʔaswayayni |
الْأَسْوَيَيْنِ al-ʔaswayayni |
? | ? |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound plural in ـَوْنَ (-awna) | plural unknown | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أَسْوَيْن ʔaswayn |
الْأَسْوَيْن al-ʔaswayn |
? | ? |
| nominative | أَسْوَوْنَ ʔaswawna |
الْأَسْوَوْنَ al-ʔaswawna |
? | ? |
| accusative | أَسْوَيْنَ ʔaswayna |
الْأَسْوَيْنَ al-ʔaswayna |
? | ? |
| genitive | أَسْوَيْنَ ʔaswayna |
الْأَسْوَيْنَ al-ʔaswayna |
? | ? |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سوي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “سوى”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
Etymology 1.2
Verb
أسوى (form I)
- أَسْوَى (ʔaswā) /ʔas.waː/: first-person singular non-past active indicative/subjunctive of سَوِيَ (sawiya)
- أُسْوَى (ʔuswā) /ʔus.waː/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative/subjunctive of سَوِيَ (sawiya)
Etymology 1.3
Verb
أُسَوَّى • (ʔusawwā) (form II) /ʔu.saw.waː/
- first-person singular non-past passive indicative/subjunctive of سَوَّى (sawwā)