سواء

سواء

See also: سوآء‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
س و ي‎ (s-w-y)

Noun

سَوَاء • (sawāʾ) m

1. equal
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 26:136:

     ‏قَالُوا۟ سَوَاۤءٌ عَلَیۡنَاۤ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَ ٰ⁠عِظِینَ‎

     qālū sawāʾun ʿalaynā ʾawaʿaẓta ʾam lam takun mina l-wāʿiẓīna

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension

Declension of noun سَوَاء (sawāʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَوَاء sawāʾ	السَّوَاء‎ as-sawāʾ	سَوَاء sawāʾ
Nominative	سَوَاءٌ sawāʾun	السَّوَاءُ‎ as-sawāʾu	سَوَاءُ sawāʾu
Accusative	سَوَاءً sawāʾan	السَّوَاءَ‎ as-sawāʾa	سَوَاءَ sawāʾa
Genitive	سَوَاءٍ sawāʾin	السَّوَاءِ‎ as-sawāʾi	سَوَاءِ sawāʾi

Descendants

• Maltese: sewwa
• → Swahili: sawa
• → Tigre: ሰውኣ (säwʾa)

Etymology 2

Root
س و ء‎ (s-w-ʾ)

Noun

سَوَاء • (sawāʾ) m

1. verbal noun of سَاءَ‎ (sāʾa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun سَوَاء (sawāʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَوَاء sawāʾ	السَّوَاء‎ as-sawāʾ	سَوَاء sawāʾ
Nominative	سَوَاءٌ sawāʾun	السَّوَاءُ‎ as-sawāʾu	سَوَاءُ sawāʾu
Accusative	سَوَاءً sawāʾan	السَّوَاءَ‎ as-sawāʾa	سَوَاءَ sawāʾa
Genitive	سَوَاءٍ sawāʾin	السَّوَاءِ‎ as-sawāʾi	سَوَاءِ sawāʾi