استوى

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استوى

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From root س و ي (s w y). Cognate with Hebrew הִשְׁתַּוָּה (hishtawwā).

verb اِسْتَوَى · istawā · يَسْتَوِي · اِسْتِوَاء · مُسْتَوٍ

intransitive, reciprocal to be or become equal or equivalent وَلَا تَسْتَوِي ٱلْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا ٱلسَّيِّئَةُ ۚ ٱدْفَعْ بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ
Similar: تَسَاوَى
to be or become equal, uniform, even, level
to be or become flat or level اِسْتَوَتِ ٱلطَّرِيقُ.
to be or become ripe (of food, fruit, etc.)
to take control
to stand upright
to reach maturity
to become barren (of land)
to ascend, to mount ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٖ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِۖ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ فَسۡـَٔلۡ بِهِۦ خَبِيرٗا

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"استوى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%89. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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استوى. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%89

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {استوى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}