See also: سکان

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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سُكَّان

From Middle Persian *sukān, from Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (sikkānu, oar, steering paddle, rudder blade), from Sumerian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (zigan, oar, steering paddle, rudder blade). Compare also Parthian swk (suk, rudder) and سِكِّين (sikkīn).

Noun

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سُكَّان (sukkānm (plural سُكَّانَات (sukkānāt))

  1. rudder, helm, steering wheel of a ship
  2. (colloquial, Arabian Peninsula, Iraq) steering wheel of a car
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Descendants
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  • Azerbaijani: sükan
  • Persian: سکان (sokân)
  • Swahili: usukani

Etymology 2

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سَكَّان

Occupational noun from سِكِّين (sikkīn, knife)

Noun

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سَكَّان (sakkānm (plural سَكَّانُونَ (sakkānūna), feminine سَكَّانَة (sakkāna))

  1. One who sells or makes knives; cutler
    Synonym: سَكَاكِينِيّ (sakākīniyy)
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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سُكّان (sukkānm pl

  1. plural of سَاكِن (sākin)
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References

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  • swkn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 222–223
  • Guidi, Ignazio (1879) Della sede primitiva dei popoli semitici (in Italian), Rome: Tipi del Salviucci, page 38
  • Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19)‎[1], Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 91

Gulf Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic سُكَّان (sukkān).

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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سِكّان (sikkānm (plural سَكاكين (sakākīn))

  1. steering wheel

Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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سُكّان (sukkānf

  1. plural of ساكِن (sākin, inhabitant)
    Synonym: اَهَل (ahal)