سكين

العربية

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سكين

/sik.kiːn/

Where it comes from

From Aramaic סכינא (sakkīnā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (sikkānum, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (^(g̃eš)zi-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).

noun سِكِّين · sikkīn · سَكَاكِين · السِّكِّين

knife

In English

knife utensil or tool designed for cutting

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"سكين." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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"سكين." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سكين},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}