Arabic

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Etymology

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Instantial to صَيْف (ṣayf, summer).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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صَائِفَة (ṣāʔifaf (plural صَوَائِف (ṣawāʔif))

  1. (archaic) an expedition in the summer
  2. the season of summer, summertime
    • 2017 August 29, الطيب آيت حمودة, “أزمة صائفة 1962 ... والثورة التي سُرقت .”, in Al-Hiwar[1], number 5624:
      في صائفة 1962 مر علينا صيف دموي ساخن ،
      In the season of summer 1962 we had a bloody and hot summer.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Galician: ceifa (harvesting)
  • Medieval Latin: azeipha, azepha, zepha (summertime raid)
  • Portuguese: ceifa, aceifa (harvesting)
  • Spanish: aceifa (summertime raid)

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