سكة

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See also: سکھ and سکه

Arabic

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Root
س ك ك (s k k)
2 terms

Etymology 1

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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

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Noun

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سِكَّة (sikkaf (plural سِكَك (sikak))

  1. plowshare
  2. mattock, hoe
  3. die for coining, coin die, coin stamp
  4. coin
    دَار السِّكَّةdār as-sikkamint (for minting money)
  5. right of coining
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Etymology 2

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From Ge'ez ሰኰት (säkʷät), ሰኮት (säkot).

Noun

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سِكَّة (sikkaf (plural سِكَك (sikak))

  1. large street, high road
    سِكَّة حَدِيدsikkat ḥadīdrailroad
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References

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