سكة

See also: سکھ‎ and سکه‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root س ك ك‎ (s-k-k), likely borrowed at least partial semantics from Aramaic סִכְּתָא‎ /‏ ܣܶܟܬܳܐ‎ (sekkǝṯā, “peg, nail, spike; ploughshare; coin stamp”), from Akkadian 𒄑𒆕 (/sikkatu/, “peg, nail, a lock or pin broach, cone, wedge, pyramid, pinnacle, plowshare”).

Noun

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

  1. plowshare
  2. mattock, hoe
  3. die for coining, coin die, coin stamp
  4. coin
    ‏دَار السِّكَّة‎ ― dār as-sikka ― mint (for minting money)
  5. right of coining
Declension
Declension of noun سِكَّة (sikka)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
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
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
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Ge'ez ሰኰት (säkʷät), ሰኮት (säkot).

Noun

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

  1. large street, high road
    ‏سِكَّة حَدِيد‎ ― sikkat ḥadīd ― railroad
Declension
Declension of noun سِكَّة (sikka)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
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
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
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