شتاء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش ت و‎ (š-t-w). Compare Hebrew סְתָו‎ (s'táv, “autumn, fall”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃi.taːʔ/
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Noun

شِتَاء • (šitāʾ) m (plural أَشْتِيَة‎ (ʾaštiya) or شُتِيّ‎ (šutiyy))

  1. winter
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 106:2:
      ‏إِيلَافِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ الشِّتَاءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ‎
      ʾīlāfihim riḥlata š-šitāʾi wa-ṣ-ṣayfi
      For their convenience in of journey in winter and summer.

Declension

See also

Seasons in Arabic · فُصُول‎ (fuṣūl) (layout · text) · category
رَبِيع‎ (rabīʿ, “spring”) صَيْف‎ (ṣayf, “summer”) خَرِيف‎ (ḵarīf, “autumn”) شِتَاء (šitāʾ, “winter”)

Noun

شِتَاء • (šitāʾ) m

  1. verbal noun of شَاتَى‎ (šātā) (form III)

Declension

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