Inherited from Aramaic , from Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (/sikkānu/, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (/zigan/, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”). This is related to or possibly conflated with the Semitic ܫ ܟ ܢ meaning to stay in place, to be held at rest, and with the Akkadian 𒄑𒆕 (/sikkatu/, “peg, nail, a lock or pin broach, cone, wedge, pyramid, pinnacle, plowshare”) present in ܣܸܟܬ݂ܵܐ (sikṯā). Compare Classical Syriac ܣܲܟܝܼܢܵܐ, Arabic سِكِّين (sikkīn), and Hebrew סַכִּין (sakkī́n).
ܣܟܝܼܢܵܐ • (skīnā) f (plural ܣ̈ܟܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (skīnāṯā) or ܣ̈ܟܝܼܢܹܐ (skīnē) or ܣ̈ܟܝܼܢܵܢܹܐ (skīnānē))
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܟܝܼܢ (skīn) | 1st person | ܣܟܝܼܢܝܼ (skīnī) | ܣܟܝܼܢܲܢ (skīnan) | |||
| construct | ܣܟܝܼܢ (skīn) | 2nd person | ܣܟܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (skīnōḵ) | ܣܟܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (skīnāḵ) | ܣܟܝܼܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (skīnawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܟܝܼܢܵܐ (skīnā) | 3rd person | ܣܟܝܼܢܹܗ (skīnēh) | ܣܟܝܼܢܵܗ̇ (skīnāh) | ܣܟܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (skīnhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܣܟܝܼܢܵܢ̈ (skīnān) | 1st person | ܣܟܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (skīnāṯī) | ܣܟܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (skīnāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܣܟܝܼܢܵܬ݂̈ (skīnāṯ) | 2nd person | ܣܟܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (skīnāṯōḵ) | ܣܟܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (skīnāṯāḵ) | ܣܟܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (skīnāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣ̈ܟܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (skīnāṯā) | 3rd person | ܣ̈ܟܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܹܗ (skīnāṯēh) | ܣ̈ܟܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (skīnāṯāh) | ܣܟܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (skīnāṯhōn) | |||
From Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (/sikkānu/, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (/zigan/, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”). This is related to or possibly conflated with the Semitic ܫ ܟ ܢ meaning to stay in place, to be held at rest, and with the Akkadian 𒄑𒆕 (/sikkatu/, “peg, nail, a lock or pin broach, cone, wedge, pyramid, pinnacle, plowshare”) present in ܣܟܬܐ (sekkǝṯā, “peg, nail, spike; ploughshare; coin stamp”). Compare Arabic سِكِّين (sikkīn) and Hebrew סַכִּין (sakkī́n).
ܣܟܝܢܐ • (sakkīnā) f (plural ܣܟܝܢܝܬܐ (sakkīnyāṯā) or ܣܟܝܢܬܐ (sakkīnāṯā) or ܣܟܝܢܐ (sakkīne))
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܟܝܢ | 1st person | ܣܟܝܢܝ | ܣܟܝܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܟܝܢ | 2nd person | ܣܟܝܢܟ | ܣܟܝܢܟܝ | ܣܟܝܢܟܘܢ | ܣܟܝܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܟܝܢܐ | 3rd person | ܣܟܝܢܗ | ܣܟܝܢܗ | ܣܟܝܢܗܘܢ | ܣܟܝܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܣܟܝܢܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܣܟܝܢܝܬܝ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܝ ,ܣܟܝܢܝ | ܣܟܝܢܝܬܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܟܝܢܝܬ ,ܣܟܝܢܬ ,ܣܟܝܢܝ | 2nd person | ܣܟܝܢܝܬܟ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܟ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܟ | ܣܟܝܢܝܬܟܝ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܟܝ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܟܝ | ܣܟܝܢܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܟܘܢ | ܣܟܝܢܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܟܝܢܝܬܐ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܐ ,ܣܟܝܢܐ | 3rd person | ܣܟܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܗ ,ܣܟܝܢܘܗܝ | ܣܟܝܢܝܬܗ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܗ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܗ | ܣܟܝܢܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܗܘܢ | ܣܟܝܢܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܟܝܢܝܗܝܢ | ||