قيظ

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

قَيْظ (qayẓm (plural أَقْيَاظ (ʔaqyāẓ) or قُيُوظ (quyūẓ))

  1. midsummer
  2. intense heat

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