صواع

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صواع

  • /sˤu.waːʕ/
  • /sˤi.waːʕ/

Where it comes from

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

noun صُوَاع · صِوَاع · ṣuwāʕ · ṣiwāʕ

  1. cup, goblet, stoop قَالُوا نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ وَلِمَن جَاءَ بِهِ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ وَأَنَا بِهِ زَعِيمٌ

In English

  • goblet drinking vessel with a foot and stem
  • chalice large drinking cup

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MLA

"صواع." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

صواع. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9

Chicago

"صواع." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9.

BibTeX
@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {صواع},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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