أسوان

Arabic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan), from Egyptian swnw,

Proper noun

أَسْوَان • (ʔaswān) f

1. Aswan (a city in Egypt)
2. Aswan (a governorate of Egypt)

Declension

Declension of noun أَسْوَان (ʔaswān)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	أَسْوَان ʔaswān	—
Nominative	—	أَسْوَانُ ʔaswānu	—
Accusative	—	أَسْوَانَ ʔaswāna	—
Genitive	—	أَسْوَانَ ʔaswāna	—

Derived terms

• صَخْرُ أَسْوَانِ (ṣaḵru ʔaswāni, “syenite”)

Related terms

• صَوَّان (ṣawwān, “granite; flint”)

Etymology 2

Root
ء س و (ʔ-s-w)

Adjective

أَسْوَان • (ʔaswān)

1. grieving, mourning

Declension

Declension of adjective أَسْوَان (ʔaswān)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْوَان ʔaswān	الْأَسْوَان al-ʔaswān	أَسْوى ʔaswā	الْأَسْوى al-ʔaswā
Nominative	أَسْوَانُ ʔaswānu	الْأَسْوَانُ al-ʔaswānu	أَسْوى ʔaswā	الْأَسْوى al-ʔaswā
Accusative	أَسْوَانَ ʔaswāna	الْأَسْوَانَ al-ʔaswāna	أَسْوى ʔaswā	الْأَسْوى al-ʔaswā
Genitive	أَسْوَانَ ʔaswāna	الْأَسْوَانِ al-ʔaswāni	أَسْوى ʔaswā	الْأَسْوى al-ʔaswā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْوَانَيْن ʔaswānayn	الْأَسْوَانَيْن al-ʔaswānayn	أَسْوَيَيْن ʔaswayayn	الْأَسْوَيَيْن al-ʔaswayayn
Nominative	أَسْوَانَانِ ʔaswānāni	الْأَسْوَانَانِ al-ʔaswānāni	أَسْوَيَانِ ʔaswayāni	الْأَسْوَيَانِ al-ʔaswayāni
Accusative	أَسْوَانَيْنِ ʔaswānayni	الْأَسْوَانَيْنِ al-ʔaswānayni	أَسْوَيَيْنِ ʔaswayayni	الْأَسْوَيَيْنِ al-ʔaswayayni
Genitive	أَسْوَانَيْنِ ʔaswānayni	الْأَسْوَانَيْنِ al-ʔaswānayni	أَسْوَيَيْنِ ʔaswayayni	الْأَسْوَيَيْنِ al-ʔaswayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	أَسْوَيَات ʔaswayāt	الْأَسْوَيَات al-ʔaswayāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	أَسْوَيَاتٌ ʔaswayātun	الْأَسْوَيَاتُ al-ʔaswayātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	أَسْوَيَاتٍ ʔaswayātin	الْأَسْوَيَاتِ al-ʔaswayāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	أَسْوَيَاتٍ ʔaswayātin	الْأَسْوَيَاتِ al-ʔaswayāti