sajf

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic صَيْف (ṣayf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sajf/
• Rhymes: -ajf

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”)