سوى

See also: شوی, سوي, and س و ي

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س و ي (s-w-y).

Verb

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

1. to equalize
2. to smooth
3. to straighten, to make even
4. to settle (a dispute)
5. to reconcile (بَيْنَ (bayna))
6. to regularize

Conjugation

Conjugation of

سَوَّى

(form-II final-weak)

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

Synonyms

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

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: سَوَّى (səwwə, “to make, to do”)

Noun

سِوًى • (siwan) m

1. verbal noun of سَوِيَ (sawiya) (form I)
2. 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 occurence

   مَن سَيَفْتَدِي طُهْرَ الْعِرَاقِ سِوَانَا؟

   man sayaftadī ṭuhra l-ʕirāqi siwānā?

   Who will save the purity of the Iraq if not us?

Declension

Declension of noun سِوًى (siwan)

Singular	singular in ـًى (-an)
	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
	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)