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سَوَّآءٌ

Root: سوى

Full Definition

سَوَّآءٌ , each of the measure فَعَّالٌ, irregularly derived from اِسْتَوَى and اِلْتَوَى; a prov., applied to women, meaning Straight and bending, and collecting together and separating; not remaining in one state, or condition.
2 And أَرْضٌ سَوَّآءٌ Land of which the earth, or dust, is like sand.
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