صيف

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صيف

  • /sˤajf/

Where it comes from

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”.

noun صَيْف · ṣayf · أَصْيَاف · صُيُوف · الصَّيْف

  1. summer إِيلَافِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ ٱلشِّتَاءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ

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"صيف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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صيف. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81

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"صيف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {صيف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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