سكان

See also: سکان

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

سُكَّان (sukkān) m (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

Etymology 2

سَكَّان

Occupational noun from سِكِّين (sikkīn, knife)

Noun

سَكَّان (sakkān) m (plural سَكَّانُونَ (sakkānūna), feminine سَكَّانَة (sakkāna))

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

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

سُكّان (sukkān) m pl

  1. plural of سَاكِن (sākin)

References

  • 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
  • Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19), Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 91

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سُكَّان (sukkān).

Pronunciation 1

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /sɪk.ˈkɑːn/
Noun

سِكّان (sikkān) m (plural سَكاكين (sakākīn))

  1. steering wheel

Pronunciation 2

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /sʊk.ˈkɑːn/
Noun

سُكّان (sukkān) f

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