سكين

See also: شكين‎

Arabic

سِكِّين

Alternative forms

سِكِّينَة‎ (sikkīna)

Etymology

From Aramaic סכינא‎ (sakkīnā) / ܣܰܟܺܝܢܳܐ‎ (“sakkīnā”). The meanings of the root س ك ن‎ (s-k-n) of “being calm” do not fit, but the borrowing is accompanied by سَكَّان‎ (sakkān, “cutler”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sik.kiːn/
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Noun

سِكِّين • (sikkīn) m, f (plural سَكَاكِين‎ (sakākīn))

knife

Declension

Declension of noun سِكِّين (sikkīn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	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

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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