سوى

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سوى

verb سَوَّى · sawwā · يُسَوِّي · تَسْوِيَة · مُسَوٍّ

to equalize
Similar: سَاوَى
to make even, to straighten
to settle (a dispute)
to smooth
to reconcile (بَيْنَ (bayna))
to regularize
to restore أَیَحۡسَبُ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجۡمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ (٣) بَلَىٰ قَـٰدِرِینَ عَلَىٰۤ أَن نُّسَوِّیَ بَنَانَهُۥ (٤)

noun سِوًى · siwan · سِوَى · السِّوَى

noun from verb verbal noun of سَوِيَ (sawiya) (form I)
used in the construct state in ways which are translated into Standard Average European languages as prepositions like except, but, short of; of very frequent occurrence (followed by genitive) لَا أُحِبُّ سِوَى تِلْكَ الْمَرْأَةِ.

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but except
except introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سوى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}