سكين
See also: شكين
Arabic edit
Alternative forms edit
- سِكِّينَة (sikkīna)
Etymology edit
From Aramaic סכינא (sakkīnā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (sikkānum, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (g̃ešzi-gan /zigan/, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”). This is related to or possibly conflated with the Semitic س ك ن (s-k-n) meaning to stay in place, to be held at rest, and with the Akkadian 𒄑𒆕 (sikkatum, “peg, nail, a lock or pin broach, cone, wedge, pyramid, pinnacle, plowshare”), a source attested also in Arabic سَكّ (sakk, “pin, peg, nail, stake, wedge, plowshare”); cognate with Classical Syriac ܣܰܟܺܝܢܳܐ (sakkīnā) and Hebrew סַכִּין (sakkī́n).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
سِكِّين • (sikkīn) m or f (plural سَكَاكِين (sakākīn))
Declension edit
Declension of noun سِكِّين (sikkīn)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سِكِّين sikkīn |
السِّكِّين as-sikkīn |
سِكِّين sikkīn |
| Nominative | سِكِّينٌ sikkīnun |
السِّكِّينُ as-sikkīnu |
سِكِّينُ sikkīnu |
| Accusative | سِكِّينًا sikkīnan |
السِّكِّينَ as-sikkīna |
سِكِّينَ sikkīna |
| Genitive | سِكِّينٍ sikkīnin |
السِّكِّينِ as-sikkīni |
سِكِّينِ sikkīni |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | سِكِّينَيْن sikkīnayn |
السِّكِّينَيْن as-sikkīnayn |
سِكِّينَيْ sikkīnay |
| Nominative | سِكِّينَانِ sikkīnāni |
السِّكِّينَانِ as-sikkīnāni |
سِكِّينَا sikkīnā |
| Accusative | سِكِّينَيْنِ sikkīnayni |
السِّكِّينَيْنِ as-sikkīnayni |
سِكِّينَيْ sikkīnay |
| Genitive | سِكِّينَيْنِ sikkīnayni |
السِّكِّينَيْنِ as-sikkīnayni |
سِكِّينَيْ sikkīnay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سَكَاكِين sakākīn |
السَّكَاكِين as-sakākīn |
سَكَاكِين sakākīn |
| Nominative | سَكَاكِينُ sakākīnu |
السَّكَاكِينُ as-sakākīnu |
سَكَاكِينُ sakākīnu |
| Accusative | سَكَاكِينَ sakākīna |
السَّكَاكِينَ as-sakākīna |
سَكَاكِينَ sakākīna |
| Genitive | سَكَاكِينَ sakākīna |
السَّكَاكِينِ as-sakākīni |
سَكَاكِينِ sakākīni |
Derived terms edit
- سَكَاكِينِيّ (sakākīniyy)
- سَكَّان (sakkān)
Descendants edit
- Gulf Arabic: سچين (siččīn)
References edit
- Jeffery, Arthur (1938) “سِكِّين”, in The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 173
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “سكن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN