# \*ḳayṯ̣- 1, \*ḳVyVṯ̣- 2: 'summer' 1, 'be hot' 2, 'spend the summer' 3 > Proto-Semitic *ḳayṯ̣- 1, *ḳVyVṯ̣- 2, 'summer' 1, 'be hot' 2, 'spend the summer' 3: reflexes in 15 language(s). A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki]() › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots]() › [Q](). Updated 2026-11-03. ## Root | Field | Value | |---|---| | Reconstruction | \*ḳayṯ̣- 1, \*ḳVyVṯ̣- 2 | | Meaning | 'summer' 1, 'be hot' 2, 'spend the summer' 3 | | Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected | | SED | SEDonline semet 1148 | ## Reflexes | Language | Form | Sources | Note | |---|---|---|---| | Arabic | qyẓ i 2 | | | | Mehri | qayẓ 1 | | | | Soqotri | qiyaṭ 1 | | | | Harsusi | qayẓ 1 | | | | Jibbali | qoẓ 1 | | | | Hebrew | qayiṣ 1 | | | | Aramaic | JAr qyṭ\[ʾ\] 1 (DNWSI 1021) | DNWSI 1021 | | | Ugaritic | qẓ (DULAT 711) | DULAT 711; Anderson–Moser 2024 root qyẓ | gloss withheld | | Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab qyẓ (SD 112; Biella 453; Sabaweb lemma 1733) | SD 112; Biella 453; Sabaweb lemma 1733 | gloss withheld | | Syrian Aramaic | qayyeṭ, qaiṭā (HALOT 1098) | HALOT 1098 | gloss withheld | | Judaic Aramaic | qayṭā, qēṭā (HALOT 1098; DJPA 490a apud CAL) | HALOT 1098; DJPA 490a; CAL | | | Canaanite | EA qēṣi (HALOT 1098) | HALOT 1098 | | | Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic qyẓ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 113); mqẓt 3; qyẓ, qyṭ, qẓ 3 (Al-Jallad 2026, 116) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 113; Al-Jallad 2026 116 | gloss withheld | | Modern Arabic | Yem. gayẓ, giyaẓ (Biella 453) | Biella 453 | | | Biblical Aramaic | qayiṭ 1 (HALOT BArm. s.v. קַיִט) | HALOT BArm. s.v. קַיִט | gloss withheld | A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. ## Linked from - [Q]() --- Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/1108_summer_1_be_hot_2_spend_the_summer_3/ Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.