How to say "midsummer heat, the height of summer" in Arabic
CognateMeaningmidsummer heat, the height of summer
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
قَيْظ
qayẓקיט'
قيظ
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
קיץ
kayitsكَايِتْس
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
ق-ي-ظHebrew root
ק-י-ץThe real cognate hiding behind ṣayf: qayẓ and קיץ are the same Proto-Semitic word for 'summer, heat', letter for letter — ق↔ק, ي↔י, and the regular ظ↔צ swap you already met in ẓuhr↔צהריים. Everyday Arabic uses ṣayf for 'summer' the season, but qayẓ survives for its scorching peak.
Related Hebrew word:קיץkayitsكَايِتْس
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In a phrase
حَرّ الْقَيْظ
ḥarr al-qayẓחר אל-קיט'the heat of midsummer