סיכה

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ס־כ־ך (s-k-k)

Probably borrowed from Akkadian 𒄑𒆕 (sikkatum). Cognate with Arabic سَكّ (sakk) and سِكَّة (sikka). Compare also Biblical Hebrew שֵׂךְ (śēḵ, “thorn, splinter”).

Noun

סיכה / סִכָּה • (siká) f (plural indefinite סיכות / סִכּוֹת, singular construct סיכת / סִכַּת־)

  1. A pin, such as a straight pin or safety pin.
  2. A paper clip.
  3. A staple: a wire fastener used to bind sheets of paper.
  4. A pin, button, brooch, tag: an article worn on the clothes and attached with a pin in its back.
  5. A hairpin or clip.
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Etymology 2

Root
ס־ו־ך (s-w-k)

Noun

סִיכָה • (sikhá) f (plural indefinite סִיכוֹת, singular construct סִיכַת־, plural construct סִיכוֹת־)

  1. Act of anointing
  2. Lubrication

References

  • “סיכה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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