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زوى

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See also: زوی, روى, زوي, روی, and روي

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ز و ي (z w y)
6 terms

Verb

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زَوَى (zawā) I (non-past يَزْوِي (yazwī), verbal noun زَيّ (zayy) or زَوِيّ (zawiyy))

  1. (transitive) to hide
  2. (transitive) to wrinkle
Conjugation
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References
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  • Mace, John (2007) “زوى”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “زوى”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

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Root
ز و ي (z w y)
6 terms

Compare زَوَى (zawā, to hide).

Verb

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زَوَّى (zawwā) II (non-past يُزَوِّي (yuzawwī), verbal noun تَزْوِيَة (tazwiya))

  1. to go into seclusion
Conjugation
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References
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  • Mace, John (2007) “زوى”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN