أسوى
See also: أسوي and اسوي
Arabic
Etymology 1
Elative of سَوِيّ (sawiyy, “equal, symmetrical; smooth, even; straight”), from the root س و ي (s-w-y).
Adjective
أَسْوَى • (ʾaswā)
- 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
Declension of adjective أَسْوَى (ʾaswā)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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singular invariable | singular unknown | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَسْوَى ʾaswā | الْأَسْوَى al-ʾaswā | ? ? | ? ? |
Nominative | أَسْوَى ʾaswā | الْأَسْوَى al-ʾaswā | ? ? | ? ? |
Accusative | أَسْوَى ʾaswā | الْأَسْوَى al-ʾaswā | ? ? | ? ? |
Genitive | أَسْوَى ʾaswā | الْأَسْوَى al-ʾaswā | ? ? | ? ? |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَسْوَيَيْن ʾaswayayn | الْأَسْوَيَيْن al-ʾaswayayn | ? ? | ? ? |
Nominative | أَسْوَيَانِ ʾaswayāni | الْأَسْوَيَانِ al-ʾaswayāni | ? ? | ? ? |
Accusative | أَسْوَيَيْنِ ʾaswayayni | الْأَسْوَيَيْنِ al-ʾaswayayni | ? ? | ? ? |
Genitive | أَسْوَيَيْنِ ʾaswayayni | الْأَسْوَيَيْنِ al-ʾaswayayni | ? ? | ? ? |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound plural in ـَوْنَ (-awna) | plural unknown | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَسْوَيْن ʾaswayn | الْأَسْوَيْن al-ʾaswayn | ? ? | ? ? |
Nominative | أَسْوَوْنَ ʾaswawna | الْأَسْوَوْنَ al-ʾaswawna | ? ? | ? ? |
Accusative | أَسْوَيْنَ ʾaswayna | الْأَسْوَيْنَ al-ʾaswayna | ? ? | ? ? |
Genitive | أَسْوَيْنَ ʾaswayna | الْأَسْوَيْنَ al-ʾaswayna | ? ? | ? ? |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سوي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “سوى”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Verb
أَسْوَى • (ʾaswā) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active indicative of سَوِيَ (sawiya)
- first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of سَوِيَ (sawiya)
Verb
أُسْوَى • (ʾuswā) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past passive indicative of سَوِيَ (sawiya)
- first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of سَوِيَ (sawiya)
Verb
أُسَوَّى • (ʾusawwā) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past passive indicative of سَوَّى (sawwā)
- first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of سَوَّى (sawwā)