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 (ʔaqyāẓ) or قُيُوظ (quyūẓ))

  1. midsummer
  2. intense heat

Declension

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