سكين
See also: شكين
Arabic
    

سِكِّين
Alternative forms
    
- سِكِّينَة (sikkīna)
 
Etymology
    
From Aramaic סכינא (sakkīnā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (sikkānum, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (g̃ešzi-gan /zigan/, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”). This is related to or possibly conflated with the Semitic س ك ن (s-k-n) meaning to stay in place, to be held at rest, and with the Akkadian 𒄑𒆕 (sikkatum, “peg, nail, a lock or pin broach, cone, wedge, pyramid, pinnacle, plowshare”), a source attested also in Arabic سَكّ (sakk, “pin, peg, nail, stake, wedge, plowshare”); cognate with Classical Syriac ܣܰܟܺܝܢܳܐ (sakkīnā) and Hebrew סַכִּין (sakkī́n).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /sik.kiːn/
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Declension
    
Declension of noun سِكِّين (sikkīn)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سِكِّين sikkīn  | 
السِّكِّين as-sikkīn  | 
سِكِّين sikkīn  | 
| Nominative | سِكِّينٌ sikkīnun  | 
السِّكِّينُ as-sikkīnu  | 
سِكِّينُ sikkīnu  | 
| Accusative | سِكِّينًا sikkīnan  | 
السِّكِّينَ as-sikkīna  | 
سِكِّينَ sikkīna  | 
| Genitive | سِكِّينٍ sikkīnin  | 
السِّكِّينِ as-sikkīni  | 
سِكِّينِ sikkīni  | 
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | 
| Informal | سِكِّينَيْن sikkīnayn  | 
السِّكِّينَيْن as-sikkīnayn  | 
سِكِّينَيْ sikkīnay  | 
| Nominative | سِكِّينَانِ sikkīnāni  | 
السِّكِّينَانِ as-sikkīnāni  | 
سِكِّينَا sikkīnā  | 
| Accusative | سِكِّينَيْنِ sikkīnayni  | 
السِّكِّينَيْنِ as-sikkīnayni  | 
سِكِّينَيْ sikkīnay  | 
| Genitive | سِكِّينَيْنِ sikkīnayni  | 
السِّكِّينَيْنِ as-sikkīnayni  | 
سِكِّينَيْ sikkīnay  | 
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سَكَاكِين sakākīn  | 
السَّكَاكِين as-sakākīn  | 
سَكَاكِين sakākīn  | 
| Nominative | سَكَاكِينُ sakākīnu  | 
السَّكَاكِينُ as-sakākīnu  | 
سَكَاكِينُ sakākīnu  | 
| Accusative | سَكَاكِينَ sakākīna  | 
السَّكَاكِينَ as-sakākīna  | 
سَكَاكِينَ sakākīna  | 
| Genitive | سَكَاكِينَ sakākīna  | 
السَّكَاكِينِ as-sakākīni  | 
سَكَاكِينِ sakākīni  | 
Derived terms
    
- سَكَاكِينِيّ (sakākīniyy)
 - سَكَّان (sakkān)
 
Descendants
    
- Gulf Arabic: سچين (siččīn)
 
References
    
- Jeffery, Arthur (1938) “سِكِّين”, in The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 173
 - Wehr, Hans (1979) “سكن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
 
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