قيظ

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *qayθ̣- (“summer”). Cognate with Aramaic קֵיטָא‎ (qēṭā) and Hebrew קַיִץ‎ (káyits, qáyiṣ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qajðˤ/

Noun

قَيْظ • (qayẓ) m (plural أَقْيَاظ‎ (ʾaqyāẓ) or قُيُوظ‎ (quyūẓ))

  1. midsummer
  2. intense heat

Declension

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