صيف
ArabicEdit
EtymologyEdit
Perhaps a euphemism for قَيْظ (qayẓ) meaning “summer” in other West Semitic languages, from the root ص ف و (ṣ-f-w) “to be clear”.[1]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
صَيْف • (ṣayf) m (plural أَصْيَاف (ʔaṣyāf) or صُيُوف (ṣuyūf))
- summer
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- إِيلَافِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ ٱلشِّتَاءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ
- ʔīlāfihim riḥlata š-šitāʔi wa-ṣ-ṣayfi
- Their accustomed security in the caravan of winter and summer
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DeclensionEdit
Declension of noun صَيْف (ṣayf)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | صَيْف ṣayf |
الصَّيْف aṣ-ṣayf |
صَيْف ṣayf |
Nominative | صَيْفٌ ṣayfun |
الصَّيْفُ aṣ-ṣayfu |
صَيْفُ ṣayfu |
Accusative | صَيْفًا ṣayfan |
الصَّيْفَ aṣ-ṣayfa |
صَيْفَ ṣayfa |
Genitive | صَيْفٍ ṣayfin |
الصَّيْفِ aṣ-ṣayfi |
صَيْفِ ṣayfi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | صَيْفَيْن ṣayfayn |
الصَّيْفَيْن aṣ-ṣayfayn |
صَيْفَيْ ṣayfay |
Nominative | صَيْفَانِ ṣayfāni |
الصَّيْفَانِ aṣ-ṣayfāni |
صَيْفَا ṣayfā |
Accusative | صَيْفَيْنِ ṣayfayni |
الصَّيْفَيْنِ aṣ-ṣayfayni |
صَيْفَيْ ṣayfay |
Genitive | صَيْفَيْنِ ṣayfayni |
الصَّيْفَيْنِ aṣ-ṣayfayni |
صَيْفَيْ ṣayfay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَصْيَاف; صُيُوف ʔaṣyāf; ṣuyūf |
الْأَصْيَاف; الصُّيُوف al-ʔaṣyāf; aṣ-ṣuyūf |
أَصْيَاف; صُيُوف ʔaṣyāf; ṣuyūf |
Nominative | أَصْيَافٌ; صُيُوفٌ ʔaṣyāfun; ṣuyūfun |
الْأَصْيَافُ; الصُّيُوفُ al-ʔaṣyāfu; aṣ-ṣuyūfu |
أَصْيَافُ; صُيُوفُ ʔaṣyāfu; ṣuyūfu |
Accusative | أَصْيَافًا; صُيُوفًا ʔaṣyāfan; ṣuyūfan |
الْأَصْيَافَ; الصُّيُوفَ al-ʔaṣyāfa; aṣ-ṣuyūfa |
أَصْيَافَ; صُيُوفَ ʔaṣyāfa; ṣuyūfa |
Genitive | أَصْيَافٍ; صُيُوفٍ ʔaṣyāfin; ṣuyūfin |
الْأَصْيَافِ; الصُّيُوفِ al-ʔaṣyāfi; aṣ-ṣuyūfi |
أَصْيَافِ; صُيُوفِ ʔaṣyāfi; ṣuyūfi |
See alsoEdit
Seasons in Arabic · فُصُول (fuṣūl) (layout · text) · category | |||
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رَبِيع (rabīʕ, “spring”) | صَيْف (ṣayf, “summer”) | خَرِيف (ḵarīf, “autumn”) | شِتَاء (šitāʔ, “winter”) |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Corriente, Federico; Pereira, Christophe; Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017) Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, page 782
Hijazi ArabicEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
صيف • (ṣēf) m (plural أصياف (ʔaṣyāf))
See alsoEdit
Seasons in Hijazi Arabic · [Term?] (layout · text) · category | |||
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[Term?] (“spring”) | صيف (ṣēf, “summer”) | [Term?] (“autumn”) | [Term?] (“winter”) |
Moroccan ArabicEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
صَيْف or صِيف • (ṣayf or ṣīf) m (plural صيوف (ṣyūf) or صيوفة (ṣyūfa))
See alsoEdit
Seasons in Moroccan Arabic · فصول (fṣūl or fuṣūl) (layout · text) · category | |||
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ربيع (rbīʕ, “spring”) | صيف (ṣayf or ṣīf, “summer”) | خريف (ḵrīf, “autumn”) | شتا (štā, “winter”) |
South Levantine ArabicEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
صيف • (ṣēf) m
See alsoEdit
Seasons in South Levantine Arabic · فصول (fṣūl) (layout · text) · category | |||
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ربيع (rabīʕ, “spring”) | صيف (ṣēf, “summer”) | خريف (ḵarīf, “autumn”) | شتا (šita, “winter”) |