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Arabic dictionary

Dictionary Habib Anthony Salmone, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889)

Entry سوي

سَوِىَ(n. ac. سِوًى [ ]) a. Was worth, valued, cost. سَوَّيَa. Made equal; placed on the same level. b. Levelled, smoothed. c. [acc. & Bi], Made equal to; made similar, like to, uniform with; assimilated, adjusted, adapted to. d. [Bain], Made equal, uniform, symmetrical; made to agree harmonize; reconciled. e. Did, made, fashioned. سَاْوَيَa. Equalled, was worth. b. Made equal; rendered equal, alike; valued alike. c. see II (c) (d). أَسْوَيَa. see II (a) (b). c. Was mean, despicable. d. Spoke badly; omitted, slurred over ( letter). تَسَوَّيَa. see VIb. [Bi], Was buried. تَسَاْوَيَa. Was equal, alike; was made equal; agreed; was levelled (earth). إِسْتَوَيَa. see VI & V (b). c. Was just, equitable right, fair. d. Was ripe; was mature; was well-cooked, done ( food ). e. [Ila], Advanced, went towards; turned to. f. ['Ala], Sat firmly on (animal). سِيّa. Equal, alike, the same; indifferent. سَوًىa. Intention, design, purpose, aim, object. سِوَى (pl. أَسَوَآء [] ) a. Equal, alike; fellow; other; another; except. b. Middle; midway. c. Equality; equity, justice. سُوَىa. see 7 سَوَآء [] a. Equality; equity, justice. b. Evenness; uniformity. c. Middle, midst. d. Summit, top. e. see 7 (a) سَوِيّ [] (pl. أَسْوِيَآء [] ) a. Equal; even, level, smooth. b. Straight; symmetrical, wellformed; sound. سَوِيَّة [] a. Equality; parity. b. Similarity, resemblance, likeness; sameness. c. Levelness, smoothness, evenness; straightness. d. (pl. سَوَايَا), Litter; pack-saddle. سِيَّان [] a. see 2 تَسْوِيَة [ N. Ac. a. II], Levelling, planing. b. Adjustment; equalization; assimilation. مُسَاوٍ [ N. Ag. a. III], Equal, equivalent. مُسَاوَاة [ N. Ac. a. III], Equality; equalization. b. Arrangement. مُسْتَوٍ [ N. Ag. a. VIII], Common (noun). b. Ripe (fruit); wellcooked ( food ). إِسْتِوَآء [ N. Ac. a. VIII], Equalization; equality; equity fairness. b. Ripeness, maturity. سِوَآءً سَوِيَّةً a. Equally; similarly. b. Together. لا سِيَّمَا a. Especially; above all. هُمَا سَيَّان a. They are alike, similar, the same. خَطّ الإِسْتِوَآء a. The equator, the equinox.