سكة

See also: سکھ‎ and سکه‎

Arabic

Root
س ك ك‎ (s-k-k)

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 (“ploughshare”)
→ Catalan: seca
→ Galician: ceca
→ Georgian: სიქა (sika)
→ Italian: zecca (“mint”)
- ⇒ Italian: zecchino
- → English: zecchin
- → French: sequin
  - → English: sequin
→ Northern Kurdish: sike
→ Persian: سکه‎ (sekke)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: सिक्का (sikkā)
  
  Urdu: سکہ‎ (sikkā)
  - → English: sicca
  - → Portuguese: sica
→ Portuguese: ceca
→ 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 (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)‎, Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 91
Lane, Edward William (1863), “سكة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1387
Leslau, Wolf (1991), “sakʷat, sakot (pl. ʾaskʷāt) ሰኰት ፡ ሰኮት”, in Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 497
Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎ (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 52
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سكة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen, page 499
Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 35

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