صوى

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns markers, elevated landforms, and things that are dry or withered. It extends to concepts of selection and preparation, particularly for animals, and also describes wind conditions.

Derived headwords

الصوىnoun

1.
landmarks made of stonesboth
landmarks made of stones

الصوى: الأعلام من الحجارة — The markers: landmarks of stones

صوةnoun

1.
a single landmark stoneboth
a single landmark stone

الواحدة صوة — The singular is ṣuwwah

أصواءnoun

1.
gravesclassical
A plural of 'صوة', used metaphorically to refer to graves, likely due to their elevated or marked nature.

ومنه قيل للقبور: أصواء — And from this, graves are called 'aṣwā'

صوىverb

1.
to be dry, witheredboth
To become dry or withered, often used for plants or their produce.

صوت النخلة تصوي صويا — The palm tree became dry, drying up

صوياnoun

1.
dryness, witheringclassical
The state or act of being dry or withered.

صوت النخلة تصوي صويا — The palm tree became dry, drying up

الصاويadjective

1.
dry, witheredclassical
Describing something that is dry or withered.

والصاوي: اليابس — And the ṣāwī: the dry

صويتverb

1.
to select and raise (a stud animal)classical
To select a male animal, particularly a camel, and raise it specifically for breeding purposes.

وصويت لإبلي فحلا — And I selected a stud camel for my camels

التصويةnoun

1.
selection and raising (for breeding)classical
The act of selecting and raising an animal, especially a stud camel, ensuring it is not overworked or bred prematurely to keep it vigorous for mating.
2.
drying milkclassical
The act of drying milk, as described by Al-Asma'i, to make a goat fatter and stronger.

التصوية للفحول من الإبل: أن لا يحمل عليه ولا يعقد فيه حبل — The preparation of stud camels: that they are not ridden nor is a rope tied to them

صوىverb

1.
to prepare (a stud animal)classical
To prepare or condition an animal, especially a male camel, for breeding by abstaining from its use.

صوى لها ذا كدنة جلذيا — He prepared for them a strong, robust one

صوّتverb

1.
the sound is well-knownboth
the sound is well-known

يقال: صويتها فصوت — It is said: I dried its milk, and it became dried

صاوٍadjective

1.
dried, witheredclassical
Describing something that has dried or withered, particularly milk.

كالقرط صاو غبره لا يرضع — Like a dried, dusty earring that does not nurse

Parallel reading

الصوى: الأعلام من الحجارة، الواحدة صوة.

The ṣuwá: landmarks of stones, the singular of which is ṣuwwah.

إن للإسلام صوى ومنارا كمنار الطريق.

Indeed, Islam has markers and a beacon like the beacons of the road.

ومنه قيل للقبور: أصواء.

And from this, graves are called 'aṣwā'.

الصوى: ما غلظ وارتفع من الارض ولم يبلغ أن يكون جبلا.

The ṣuwá: what is thick and elevated from the ground and has not reached the point of being a mountain.

والصوة: مختلف الريح.

And the ṣuwwah: a change in the wind.

وهبت له ريح بمختلف الصوى * صبا وشمالا في منازل قفال

A wind blew for him from the changing winds * from the south and north in the dwellings of Qaffal.

والصاوي: اليابس.

And the ṣāwī: the dry.

يقال: صوت النخلة تصوي صويا.

It is said: The palm tree became dry, drying up.

وصويت لإبلي فحلا، إذا اخترته وربيته للفحلة.

And I selected a stud camel for my camels, if you choose it and raise it for stud.

التصوية للفحول من الإبل: أن لا يحمل عليه ولا يعقد فيه حبل، ليكون أنشط له في الضراب وأقوى.

The preparation of stud camels: that they are not ridden nor is a rope tied to them, so that it may be more vigorous for mating and stronger.

صوى لها ذا كدنة جلذيا * أخيف كانت أمه صفيا

He prepared for them a strong, robust one * whose mother was Safiyyah.

التصوية أن ييبس الرجل لبن شاته ليكون أسمن لها وأقوى.

The preparation (drying milk) is for a man to dry his goat's milk so that it may be fatter and stronger for it.

يقال: صويتها فصوت.

It is said: I dried its milk, and it became dried.

متفلق أنساؤها عن قانئ * كالقرط صاو غبره لا يرضع

Its insides split open from a red one * like a dried, dusty earring that does not nurse.