صواع
Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ge'ez ጽዋዕ (ṣəwwāʿ), related to the Arabic cubic measure صَاع (ṣāʕ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]صُوَاع or صِوَاع • (ṣuwāʕ or ṣiwāʕ) m
- (hapax) cup, goblet, stoop
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:72:
- قَالُوا نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ وَلِمَن جَاءَ بِهِ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ وَأَنَا بِهِ زَعِيمٌ
- qālū nafqidu ṣuwāʕa l-maliki wa-li-man jāʔa bi-hī ḥimlu baʕīrin waʔanā bi-hī zaʕīmun
- They said: “We are missing the stoop of the king. And for he who brings it there will be [the reward of] a camel’s load, and I guarantee it.”
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun صُوَاع (ṣuwāʕ); صِوَاع (ṣiwāʕ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صُوَاع; صِوَاع ṣuwāʕ; ṣiwāʕ |
الصُّوَاع; الصِّوَاع aṣ-ṣuwāʕ; aṣ-ṣiwāʕ |
صُوَاع; صِوَاع ṣuwāʕ; ṣiwāʕ |
| Nominative | صُوَاعٌ; صِوَاعٌ ṣuwāʕun; ṣiwāʕun |
الصُّوَاعُ; الصِّوَاعُ aṣ-ṣuwāʕu; aṣ-ṣiwāʕu |
صُوَاعُ; صِوَاعُ ṣuwāʕu; ṣiwāʕu |
| Accusative | صُوَاعًا; صِوَاعًا ṣuwāʕan; ṣiwāʕan |
الصُّوَاعَ; الصِّوَاعَ aṣ-ṣuwāʕa; aṣ-ṣiwāʕa |
صُوَاعَ; صِوَاعَ ṣuwāʕa; ṣiwāʕa |
| Genitive | صُوَاعٍ; صِوَاعٍ ṣuwāʕin; ṣiwāʕin |
الصُّوَاعِ; الصِّوَاعِ aṣ-ṣuwāʕi; aṣ-ṣiwāʕi |
صُوَاعِ; صِوَاعِ ṣuwāʕi; ṣiwāʕi |
References
[edit]- Badawi, Elsaid M., Abdel Haleem, Muhammad (2008) Arabic-English Dictionary of Qurʾanic Usage (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 85), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 541
- Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 566
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft[1] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 55