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سَوِيّ
normal, sound /saˈwijj/
adjectiveA2#994 most common
Also: even, level, well-formed, straight, upright
Example sentences
هُوَ شَخْصٌ سَوِيّ.
He is a normal person.
هِيَ بِنْتٌ سَوِيَّةٌ وَهَادِئَةٌ.
She is a normal, calm girl.
نَتَمَنَّى أَنْ نَعِيشَ حَيَاةً سَوِيَّةً.
We hope to live a normal life.
أَكَّدَ الطَّبِيبُ أَنَّ نُمُوَّ الطِّفْلِ سَوِيٌّ تَمَامًا.
The doctor confirmed that the child's growth is completely sound.
لَا يَقْبَلُ أَيُّ عَقْلٍ سَوِيٍّ هَذَا التَّبْرِيرَ السَّخِيفَ.
No sound mind accepts this silly justification.
سَلَكَ الْحَكِيمُ صِرَاطًا سَوِيًّا لَا اعْوِجَاجَ فِيهِ وَلَا الْتِوَاءَ.
The wise man took a straight path with no crookedness or twist in it.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سَوِيٌّ | أَسْوِيَاءُ |
| Genitive | سَوِيٍّ | أَسْوِيَاءَ |
| Accusative | سَوِيًّا | أَسْوِيَاءَ |
| Vocative | سَوِيُّ | أَسْوِيَاءُ |
Word family
سَوَاءequality, sameness
مُسَاوَاةequality
اِسْتَوَىto be level, to settle
تَسْوِيَةsettlement, levelingEtymology
سَوِيّ comes from the triliteral root س-و-ي, which carries the idea of evenness and equality. It follows the فَعِيل adjective pattern, so the core sense is 'made even,' which extends to 'level,' 'sound,' and 'normal.' The root is shared across the Semitic languages.
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