sajf

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic صَيْف (ṣayf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sajf/

Noun

sajf m (plural sjuf)

  1. summer (season)
    • Anton Buttigieg, “Ħajku 236”, in Il-Muża bil-Kimono:
      Fis-sajf il-għolja
      libset il-libsa skura
      tal-ħaxix niexef.
      In summer the hill
      put on the brown frock
      of the fried grass.

See also

Seasons in Maltese · staġun (layout · text) · category
rebbiegħa (“spring”) sajf (“summer”) ħarifa (“autumn”) xitwa (“winter”)
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