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

Declension edit