صيف

See also: ضيف‎ and ضيق‎

Arabic

Etymology

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”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤajf/

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Noun

صَيْف • (ṣayf) m (plural أَصْيَاف‎ (ʾaṣyāf) or صُيُوف‎ (ṣuyūf))

1. summer
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 106:2:

     ‏إِيلَافِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ ٱلشِّتَاءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ‎‎

     ʾīlāfihim riḥlata š-šitāʾi wa-ṣ-ṣayfi

     Their accustomed security in the caravan of winter and summer

Declension

Declension of noun صَيْف (ṣayf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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 ʾaṣyāf‎; ṣuyūf	الْأَصْيَاف‎‎; الصُّيُوف‎ al-ʾaṣyāf‎; aṣ-ṣuyūf	أَصْيَاف‎‎; صُيُوف‎ ʾaṣyāf‎; ṣuyūf
Nominative	أَصْيَافٌ‎‎; صُيُوفٌ‎ ʾaṣyāfun‎; ṣuyūfun	الْأَصْيَافُ‎‎; الصُّيُوفُ‎ al-ʾaṣyāfu‎; aṣ-ṣuyūfu	أَصْيَافُ‎‎; صُيُوفُ‎ ʾaṣyāfu‎; ṣuyūfu
Accusative	أَصْيَافًا‎‎; صُيُوفًا‎ ʾaṣyāfan‎; ṣuyūfan	الْأَصْيَافَ‎‎; الصُّيُوفَ‎ al-ʾaṣyāfa‎; aṣ-ṣuyūfa	أَصْيَافَ‎‎; صُيُوفَ‎ ʾaṣyāfa‎; ṣuyūfa
Genitive	أَصْيَافٍ‎‎; صُيُوفٍ‎ ʾaṣyāfin‎; ṣuyūfin	الْأَصْيَافِ‎‎; الصُّيُوفِ‎ al-ʾaṣyāfi‎; aṣ-ṣuyūfi	أَصْيَافِ‎‎; صُيُوفِ‎ ʾaṣyāfi‎; ṣuyūfi

See also

Seasons in Arabic · فُصُول‎ (fuṣūl) (layout · text) · category
رَبِيع‎ (rabīʿ, “spring”)	صَيْف (ṣayf, “summer”)	خَرِيف‎ (ḵarīf, “autumn”)	شِتَاء‎ (šitāʾ, “winter”)

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic صَيْف‎ (ṣayf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˤeːf/, [ˈsˤe̞ːf]

Noun

صيف • (ṣēf) m (plural أصياف‎ (ʔaṣyāf))

1. summer

See also

Seasons in Hijazi Arabic · [Term?] (layout · text) · category
[Term?] (“spring”)	صيف (ṣēf, “summer”)	[Term?] (“autumn”)	[Term?] (“winter”)

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic صَيْف‎ (ṣayf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤajf/, /sˤiːf/

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Noun

صَيْف or صِيف • (ṣayf or ṣīf) m (plural صيوف‎ (ṣyūf) or صيوفة‎ (ṣyūfa))

1. summer

See also

Seasons in Moroccan Arabic · فصول‎ (fṣūl or fuṣūl) (layout · text) · category
ربيع‎ (rbīʕ, “spring”)	صيف (ṣayf or ṣīf, “summer”)	خريف‎ (ḵrīf, “autumn”)	شتا‎ (štā, “winter”)

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic صَيْف‎ (ṣayf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤeːf/, [sˤeːf]

• Audio (Ramallah)

  (file)

Noun

صيف • (ṣēf) m

1. summer

See also

Seasons in South Levantine Arabic · فصول‎ (fṣūl) (layout · text) · category
ربيع‎ (rabīʕ, “spring”)	صيف (ṣēf, “summer”)	خريف‎ (ḵarīf, “autumn”)	شتا‎ (šita, “winter”)