صواع

Arabic

Etymology

From Ge'ez ጽዋዕ (ṣəwwāʿ), related to the Arabic cubic measure صَاع (ṣāʕ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sˤu.waːʕ/ or IPA(key): /sˤi.waːʕ/

Noun

صُوَاع or صِوَاع • (ṣuwāʕ or ṣiwāʕ) m

  1. (hapax) cup, goblet, stoop
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:72:
      قَالُوا نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ وَلِمَن جَاءَ بِهِ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ وَأَنَا بِهِ زَعِيمٌ
      qālū nafqidu ṣuwāʕa l-maliki wa-li-man jāʔa bi-hī ḥimlu baʕīrin waʔanā bi-hī zaʕīmun
      They said: “We are missing the stoop of the king. And for he who brings it there will be [the reward of] a camel’s load, and I guarantee it.”

Declension
Declension of noun صُوَاع (ṣuwāʕ)‎; صِوَاع (ṣiwāʕ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal صُوَاع‎; صِوَاع
ṣuwāʕ‎; ṣiwāʕ		 الصُّوَاع‎; الصِّوَاع
aṣ-ṣuwāʕ‎; aṣ-ṣiwāʕ		 صُوَاع‎; صِوَاع
ṣuwāʕ‎; ṣiwāʕ
Nominative صُوَاعٌ‎; صِوَاعٌ
ṣuwāʕun‎; ṣiwāʕun		 الصُّوَاعُ‎; الصِّوَاعُ
aṣ-ṣuwāʕu‎; aṣ-ṣiwāʕu		 صُوَاعُ‎; صِوَاعُ
ṣuwāʕu‎; ṣiwāʕu
Accusative صُوَاعًا‎; صِوَاعًا
ṣuwāʕan‎; ṣiwāʕan		 الصُّوَاعَ‎; الصِّوَاعَ
aṣ-ṣuwāʕa‎; aṣ-ṣiwāʕa		 صُوَاعَ‎; صِوَاعَ
ṣuwāʕa‎; ṣiwāʕa
Genitive صُوَاعٍ‎; صِوَاعٍ
ṣuwāʕin‎; ṣiwāʕin		 الصُّوَاعِ‎; الصِّوَاعِ
aṣ-ṣuwāʕi‎; aṣ-ṣiwāʕi		 صُوَاعِ‎; صِوَاعِ
ṣuwāʕi‎; ṣiwāʕi

References
  • Badawi, Elsaid M., Abdel Haleem, Muhammad (2008) Arabic-English Dictionary of Qurʾanic Usage (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 85), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 541
  • Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 566
  • Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎ (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 55
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