حكة

See also: جگہ

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ك ك (ḥ-k-k) meaning "to scratch", "to scrape", "to grate".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħik.ka/

Noun

حِكَّة • (ḥikka) f

1. an itch
2. a scab, anything one scratches
3. mange, scabies
4. (archaic) lice

Declension

Declension of noun حِكَّة (ḥikka)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِكَّة ḥikka	الْحِكَّة al-ḥikka	حِكَّة ḥikkat
Nominative	حِكَّةٌ ḥikkatun	الْحِكَّةُ al-ḥikkatu	حِكَّةُ ḥikkatu
Accusative	حِكَّةً ḥikkatan	الْحِكَّةَ al-ḥikkata	حِكَّةَ ḥikkata
Genitive	حِكَّةٍ ḥikkatin	الْحِكَّةِ al-ḥikkati	حِكَّةِ ḥikkati

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “614-615”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate

Libyan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حُقَّة (ḥuqqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħukːɑ/

Noun

حكة (ḥukka) f (plural حكاك (ḥkāk))

1. a canister
2. the pelvis