# ܩܝܛܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology

From Aramaic קֵיטָא (qēṭā), from Proto-Semitic *qyẓ, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳayč̣- (“to be hot; summer”); compare Hebrew קַיִץ (káyits) and Arabic قَيْظ (qayẓ, “midsummer”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [qaj.tˤɑː]
* (Tyari) IPA: [qaj.tˤɑː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [qeːtˤɑː]

### Noun

ܩܲܝܛܵܐ • (qayṭā) m sg (plural ܩܲܝ̈ܛܹܐ (qayṭē))
* summer (season with the longest and hottest days of the year)
** c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Psalms 74:17:ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܡܘܼܬܸܒ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܬܚܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ، ܩܲܝܛܵܐ ܘܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂.at mūtiḇ lūḵ kullhōn tḥūmē d-arˁā, qayṭā w-siṯwā at ˁḇīḏhōn lūḵ.You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter.
** c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Proverbs 26:1:ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ، ܘܐܲܝܟ݂ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܒܚܸܨܕܵܐ، ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܕܵܒ݂ܹܩ ܒܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ ܣܲܟ݂ܠܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܟܠ ܥܵܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ.ayḵ talgā b-qayṭā, w-ayḵ miṭrā b-ḥiṣdā, hādḵā ìlēh awa ddāḇēq b-aḡrā saḵlā yan kul ˁāḇōrā.As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honour is not fitting for a fool.

#### Coordinate terms

* seasons: ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ (iqmē): ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā)/ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēy nīsānē) · ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (qayṭā) · ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tišryawwāṯā) · ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (siṯwā)

#### Derived terms

* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (bēṯ qayṭā, “summer house, bungalow”)
* ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܩܲܝܛܵܐ (dukṯā dmaˁbartā dqayṭā, “summer resort”)
* ܛܪܘܿܦܝܼܩܘܿܣ ܩܲܝܛܵܝܵܐ (ṭrōpīqōs qayṭāyā, “summer solstice”)
* ܡܲܫܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܲܝܛܵܐ (mašrīṯā dqayṭā, “summer camp”)
* ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܩܲܝܛܵܐ (palgā dqayṭā, “midsummer”)
* ܩܲܝܛܵܝܵܐ (qayṭāyā, “summery, aestival”)

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *qyẓ, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳayč̣- (“to be hot; summer”). Compare Arabic قَيْظ (qayẓ) and Hebrew קַיִץ (qáyiṣ).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [qajtˤɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [qajtˤe] (plural)

#### Noun

ܩܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܝܛܐ)
* summer

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [qitˤɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [qitˤe] (plural)

#### Noun

ܩܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܝܛܐ)
* cinder

##### Inflection
### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [qajtˤɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [qajtˤe] (plural)

#### Noun

ܩܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܝܛܐ)
* Alternative form of ܩܝܛܝܐ

##### Inflection
### Etymology 4
#### Noun

ܩܝܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܝܛܐ)
* Alternative spelling of ܩܐܛܐ

##### Inflection
### References

* “qyṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 318b
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 503b
* Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 1361a

## Turoyo
### Etymology

From Aramaic ܩܝܛܐ (qayṭā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /qajtˤo/

### Noun

ܩܰܝܛܳܐ • (qayṭo) m (plural ܩܰܝܛܶܐ (qayṭe))
* spring (season)

### See also

Seasons in Turoyo · ܫܘܚܠܳܦܶܐ (šuḥlofe) (layout · text) · category :
| ܪܰܒܷܥ (rabëc, “spring”) | ܩܰܝܛܳܐ (qayṭo, “summer”) | ܬܷܫܪܳܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ (tëšroyoṯe, “autumn”) | ܣܰܬ݂ܘܳܐ (saṯwo, “winter”) |