Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سَوِيّ (sawiyy, equal, even).

Adjective

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سوی (seviy)

  1. equal, uniform, equable, without variations or changes
    Synonym: دنك (denk)
  2. even, level, flat, having the same height at all places
    Synonyms: دوز (düz), طوغری (doğrı)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: seviy

Further reading

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian swk' (sōg, side, direction).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? sōy
Dari reading? sūy
Iranian reading? suy
Tajik reading? süy

Noun

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سوی (suy)

  1. side
  2. direction
  3. path

Derived terms

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References

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