مساو

Arabic

Root
س و ي (s-w-y)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of سَاوَى (sāwā, to equal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.saː.win/

Adjective

مُسَاوٍ • (musāwin) (construct state مُسَاوِي (musāwī), feminine مُسَاوِيَة (musāwiya), masculine plural مُسَاوُونَ (musāwūna), feminine plural مُسَاوِيَات (musāwiyāt))

  1. equal, similar

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: müsavi
  • Ottoman Turkish: مساوی (müsavi)
  • Persian: مساوی
  • Uzbek: musoviy

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “سوي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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