Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Akkadian 𒄑𒆕 (sikkatum). Cognate with Arabic سِكَّة (sikka) and Hebrew סִכָּה (sikkā́).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܣܟܬܐ (sekkǝṯāf (plural ܣܟܐ (sekkē))

  1. pin, peg, pole
  2. nail, stake
  3. wedge
  4. splinter
  5. ploughshare
  6. (pathology) wart

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Arabic: سِكَّة (sikka)

References

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  • skh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-30
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 228a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 378a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 1012a