سكة

See also: سکھ and سکه

Arabic

Root
س ك ك (s k k)
2 terms

Etymology 1

Likely borrowed at least partial semantics from Aramaic סִכְּתָא / ܣܶܟܬܳܐ (sekkǝṯā, “peg, nail, spike; ploughshare; coin stamp”), from Akkadian 𒄑𒆕 (sikkatum, “peg, nail, a lock or pin broach, cone, wedge, pyramid, pinnacle, plowshare”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sik.ka/
(al-Andalus) IPA^(key): [sækːæ]

Noun

سِكَّة • (sikka) f (plural سِكَك (sikak))

plowshare
mattock, hoe
die for coining, coin die, coin stamp
coin
دَار السِّكَّة ― dār as-sikka ― mint (for minting money)
right of coining

Declension

Declension of noun **سِكَّة** (sikka)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سِكَّة sikka	السِّكَّة as-sikka	سِكَّة sikkat
nominative	سِكَّةٌ sikkatun	السِّكَّةُ as-sikkatu	سِكَّةُ sikkatu
accusative	سِكَّةً sikkatan	السِّكَّةَ as-sikkata	سِكَّةَ sikkata
genitive	سِكَّةٍ sikkatin	السِّكَّةِ as-sikkati	سِكَّةِ sikkati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سِكَّتَيْن sikkatayn	السِّكَّتَيْن as-sikkatayn	سِكَّتَيْ sikkatay
nominative	سِكَّتَانِ sikkatāni	السِّكَّتَانِ as-sikkatāni	سِكَّتَا sikkatā
accusative	سِكَّتَيْنِ sikkatayni	السِّكَّتَيْنِ as-sikkatayni	سِكَّتَيْ sikkatay
genitive	سِكَّتَيْنِ sikkatayni	السِّكَّتَيْنِ as-sikkatayni	سِكَّتَيْ sikkatay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سِكَك sikak	السِّكَك as-sikak	سِكَك sikak
nominative	سِكَكٌ sikakun	السِّكَكُ as-sikaku	سِكَكُ sikaku
accusative	سِكَكًا sikakan	السِّكَكَ as-sikaka	سِكَكَ sikaka
genitive	سِكَكٍ sikakin	السِّكَكِ as-sikaki	سِكَكِ sikaki

Descendants

Maltese: sikka
→ Catalan: seca
→ Galician: ceca
→ Georgian: სიქა (sika)
→ Italian: zecca (“mint”)
- → English: zecchin
- → French: sequin
  - → English: sequin
- → Maltese: zekka
→ Karaim: сиккэ (sikke)
→ Northern Kurdish: sike
→ Ottoman Turkish: سكه (sikke)
- Turkish: sikke
→ Classical Persian: سِکَّه (sikka)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: सिक्का (sikkā)
  Urdu: سِکَّہ (sikka)
  - → English: sicca
  - → Portuguese: sica
→ Portuguese: ceca
→ Sicilian: zicca
→ Spanish: ceca

Etymology 2

From Ge'ez ሰኰት (säkʷät), ሰኮት (säkot).

Noun

سِكَّة • (sikka) f (plural سِكَك (sikak))

large street, high road
سِكَّة حَدِيد ― sikkat ḥadīd ― railroad
- a. 868, عبد الله بن أحمد بن حرب المهزمي العبدي, أخبار أبي نواس, page 36:
  مَرَّ أَبُو نَوَّاسٍ فِي بَعْضِ سِكَكِ ٱلْبَصْرَة
  marra ʔabū nawwāsin fī baʕḍi sikaki l-baṣra
  Abū Nuwās passed by some streets of al-Baṣra

Declension

Declension of noun **سِكَّة** (sikka)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سِكَّة sikka	السِّكَّة as-sikka	سِكَّة sikkat
nominative	سِكَّةٌ sikkatun	السِّكَّةُ as-sikkatu	سِكَّةُ sikkatu
accusative	سِكَّةً sikkatan	السِّكَّةَ as-sikkata	سِكَّةَ sikkata
genitive	سِكَّةٍ sikkatin	السِّكَّةِ as-sikkati	سِكَّةِ sikkati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سِكَّتَيْن sikkatayn	السِّكَّتَيْن as-sikkatayn	سِكَّتَيْ sikkatay
nominative	سِكَّتَانِ sikkatāni	السِّكَّتَانِ as-sikkatāni	سِكَّتَا sikkatā
accusative	سِكَّتَيْنِ sikkatayni	السِّكَّتَيْنِ as-sikkatayni	سِكَّتَيْ sikkatay
genitive	سِكَّتَيْنِ sikkatayni	السِّكَّتَيْنِ as-sikkatayni	سِكَّتَيْ sikkatay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سِكَك sikak	السِّكَك as-sikak	سِكَك sikak
nominative	سِكَكٌ sikakun	السِّكَكُ as-sikaku	سِكَكُ sikaku
accusative	سِكَكًا sikakan	السِّكَكَ as-sikaka	سِكَكَ sikaka
genitive	سِكَكٍ sikakin	السِّكَكِ as-sikaki	سِكَكِ sikaki

References

“سكة” in Almaany
“skh”, 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, page 194
Freytag, Georg (1833), “سكة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 332
Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974), The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19)‎^[2], Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 91
Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “سكة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1387.
Leslau, Wolf (1987), “sakʷat, sakot (pl. ʾaskʷāt) ሰኰት ፡ ሰኮት”, in Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, reprinted 1991, 1997 and 2006, page 497
Nöldeke, Theodor (1910), Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎^[3] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 52
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سكة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen, page 499
Zimmern, Heinrich (1915), Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 35