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qyṭy (qayṭāy) adj. of summer
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of summer
Syr, JBA
GeZA8 16:17 ܒܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܗ݀ܢܘܢ ܩܝ̈ܛܝܐ‏ : on those summertime days ; LSt.163:16↗ ܘܣܬܘܐ ܩܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܝܬܐ ܗ݀ܝ ܩܝܛܝܬܐ‏ : also winter acquired that summertime character ; HippAp 7(18)↗ ܛܗܛܐܪܛܗܘ ܩܝܛܝ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܟܪ̈ܝܢ‏ : summertime quartans are generally short ; BT Bek 57b(37)↗ לקבל חרפי ואפלי וקייט<א>י‏ : to accept the early (i.e., winter) ones, later (i.e., spring) ones, and summer ones
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fem. : a type of veil
Syr
IshGen 178:12↗ ܢܣܒܬ ܪܕܝܕܐ ܘܐܬܟܣܝܬ܂ ܗܢܘ܂ ܠܗ݀ܘ ܡܐܢܐ ܩܛܝܢܐ ܘܩܨܝܦܐ ܕܩ݁ܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܩܝܛܝܬܐ‏ : she took a veil and covered herself: i.e., that thin and fine garment that they call "summertime"
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One might interpret the cited JBA example rather as from an adjectival form qayyīṭ. DJBA, without apparent evidence, vocalizes as qayyāṭ which strikes us somewhat strange.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1361[664]DJBA: 1012J. Payne-Smith: 503Audo: 2:429

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