صوان
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ص و ن (ṣ-w-n).
Noun
صِوَان or صُوَان • (ṣiwān or ṣuwān) m (plural أَصْوِنَة (ʾaṣwina))
- chest, cupboard, cabinet, drawer (any larger receptacle to store things)
- (computing) buffer
Declension
Declension of noun صِوَان (ṣiwān); صُوَان (ṣuwān)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صِوَان; صُوَان ṣiwān; ṣuwān | الصِّوَان; الصُّوَان aṣ-ṣiwān; aṣ-ṣuwān | صِوَان; صُوَان ṣiwān; ṣuwān |
| Nominative | صِوَانٌ; صُوَانٌ ṣiwānun; ṣuwānun | الصِّوَانُ; الصُّوَانُ aṣ-ṣiwānu; aṣ-ṣuwānu | صِوَانُ; صُوَانُ ṣiwānu; ṣuwānu |
| Accusative | صِوَانًا; صُوَانًا ṣiwānan; ṣuwānan | الصِّوَانَ; الصُّوَانَ aṣ-ṣiwāna; aṣ-ṣuwāna | صِوَانَ; صُوَانَ ṣiwāna; ṣuwāna |
| Genitive | صِوَانٍ; صُوَانٍ ṣiwānin; ṣuwānin | الصِّوَانِ; الصُّوَانِ aṣ-ṣiwāni; aṣ-ṣuwāni | صِوَانِ; صُوَانِ ṣiwāni; ṣuwāni |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | صِوَانَيْن; صُوَانَيْن ṣiwānayn; ṣuwānayn | الصِّوَانَيْن; الصُّوَانَيْن aṣ-ṣiwānayn; aṣ-ṣuwānayn | صِوَانَيْ; صُوَانَيْ ṣiwānay; ṣuwānay |
| Nominative | صِوَانَانِ; صُوَانَانِ ṣiwānāni; ṣuwānāni | الصِّوَانَانِ; الصُّوَانَانِ aṣ-ṣiwānāni; aṣ-ṣuwānāni | صِوَانَا; صُوَانَا ṣiwānā; ṣuwānā |
| Accusative | صِوَانَيْنِ; صُوَانَيْنِ ṣiwānayni; ṣuwānayni | الصِّوَانَيْنِ; الصُّوَانَيْنِ aṣ-ṣiwānayni; aṣ-ṣuwānayni | صِوَانَيْ; صُوَانَيْ ṣiwānay; ṣuwānay |
| Genitive | صِوَانَيْنِ; صُوَانَيْنِ ṣiwānayni; ṣuwānayni | الصِّوَانَيْنِ; الصُّوَانَيْنِ aṣ-ṣiwānayni; aṣ-ṣuwānayni | صِوَانَيْ; صُوَانَيْ ṣiwānay; ṣuwānay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَصْوِنَة ʾaṣwina | الْأَصْوِنَة al-ʾaṣwina | أَصْوِنَة ʾaṣwinat |
| Nominative | أَصْوِنَةٌ ʾaṣwinatun | الْأَصْوِنَةُ al-ʾaṣwinatu | أَصْوِنَةُ ʾaṣwinatu |
| Accusative | أَصْوِنَةً ʾaṣwinatan | الْأَصْوِنَةَ al-ʾaṣwinata | أَصْوِنَةَ ʾaṣwinata |
| Genitive | أَصْوِنَةٍ ʾaṣwinatin | الْأَصْوِنَةِ al-ʾaṣwinati | أَصْوِنَةِ ʾaṣwinati |
Etymology 2
From the giant quarries of أُمّ الْصَوَّان (ʾumm al-ṣawwān) near أَسْوَان (ʾaswān), from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan), from Egyptian swnw,
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Noun
صَوَّان • (ṣawwān) m (collective, singulative صَوَّانَة f (ṣawwāna))
- granite
- flint
Declension
Declension of noun صَوَّان (ṣawwān)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صَوَّان ṣawwān | الصَّوَّان aṣ-ṣawwān | صَوَّان ṣawwān |
| Nominative | صَوَّانٌ ṣawwānun | الصَّوَّانُ aṣ-ṣawwānu | صَوَّانُ ṣawwānu |
| Accusative | صَوَّانًا ṣawwānan | الصَّوَّانَ aṣ-ṣawwāna | صَوَّانَ ṣawwāna |
| Genitive | صَوَّانٍ ṣawwānin | الصَّوَّانِ aṣ-ṣawwāni | صَوَّانِ ṣawwāni |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صَوَّانَة ṣawwāna | الصَّوَّانَة aṣ-ṣawwāna | صَوَّانَة ṣawwānat |
| Nominative | صَوَّانَةٌ ṣawwānatun | الصَّوَّانَةُ aṣ-ṣawwānatu | صَوَّانَةُ ṣawwānatu |
| Accusative | صَوَّانَةً ṣawwānatan | الصَّوَّانَةَ aṣ-ṣawwānata | صَوَّانَةَ ṣawwānata |
| Genitive | صَوَّانَةٍ ṣawwānatin | الصَّوَّانَةِ aṣ-ṣawwānati | صَوَّانَةِ ṣawwānati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | صَوَّانَتَيْن ṣawwānatayn | الصَّوَّانَتَيْن aṣ-ṣawwānatayn | صَوَّانَتَيْ ṣawwānatay |
| Nominative | صَوَّانَتَانِ ṣawwānatāni | الصَّوَّانَتَانِ aṣ-ṣawwānatāni | صَوَّانَتَا ṣawwānatā |
| Accusative | صَوَّانَتَيْنِ ṣawwānatayni | الصَّوَّانَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣawwānatayni | صَوَّانَتَيْ ṣawwānatay |
| Genitive | صَوَّانَتَيْنِ ṣawwānatayni | الصَّوَّانَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣawwānatayni | صَوَّانَتَيْ ṣawwānatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صَوَّانَات ṣawwānāt | الصَّوَّانَات aṣ-ṣawwānāt | صَوَّانَات ṣawwānāt |
| Nominative | صَوَّانَاتٌ ṣawwānātun | الصَّوَّانَاتُ aṣ-ṣawwānātu | صَوَّانَاتُ ṣawwānātu |
| Accusative | صَوَّانَاتٍ ṣawwānātin | الصَّوَّانَاتِ aṣ-ṣawwānāti | صَوَّانَاتِ ṣawwānāti |
| Genitive | صَوَّانَاتٍ ṣawwānātin | الصَّوَّانَاتِ aṣ-ṣawwānāti | صَوَّانَاتِ ṣawwānāti |
Further reading
- Aston, Barbara G.; Harrell, James A.; Shaw, Ian (2000), “2. Stone”, in Paul T. Nicholson, Ian Shaw, editors, Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 5 seqq.
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “صوان”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 855
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “صوان”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1750–1751
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “صوان”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 736