سوی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

  • Turkish: seviy

Further reading

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

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

Noun

سوی • (suy)

  1. side
  2. direction
  3. path

Derived terms

  • دوسوی (do suy)
  • چارسوی (čâr suy)

References

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