سكان

See also: سکان

Arabic

Etymology 1

سُكَّان

From Middle Persian *sukān, from Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (sikkānu, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (zigan, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”). Compare also Parthian swk (suk, “rudder”) and سِكِّين (sikkīn).

Noun

سُكَّان • (sukkān) m (plural سُكَّانَات (sukkānāt))

rudder, helm, steering wheel of a ship
(colloquial, Arabian Peninsula, Iraq) steering wheel of a car

Declension

Declension of noun سُكَّان (sukkān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سُكَّان sukkān	السُّكَّان as-sukkān	سُكَّان sukkān
Nominative	سُكَّانٌ sukkānun	السُّكَّانُ as-sukkānu	سُكَّانُ sukkānu
Accusative	سُكَّانًا sukkānan	السُّكَّانَ as-sukkāna	سُكَّانَ sukkāna
Genitive	سُكَّانٍ sukkānin	السُّكَّانِ as-sukkāni	سُكَّانِ sukkāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سُكَّانَيْن sukkānayn	السُّكَّانَيْن as-sukkānayn	سُكَّانَيْ sukkānay
Nominative	سُكَّانَانِ sukkānāni	السُّكَّانَانِ as-sukkānāni	سُكَّانَا sukkānā
Accusative	سُكَّانَيْنِ sukkānayni	السُّكَّانَيْنِ as-sukkānayni	سُكَّانَيْ sukkānay
Genitive	سُكَّانَيْنِ sukkānayni	السُّكَّانَيْنِ as-sukkānayni	سُكَّانَيْ sukkānay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سُكَّانَات sukkānāt	السُّكَّانَات as-sukkānāt	سُكَّانَات sukkānāt
Nominative	سُكَّانَاتٌ sukkānātun	السُّكَّانَاتُ as-sukkānātu	سُكَّانَاتُ sukkānātu
Accusative	سُكَّانَاتٍ sukkānātin	السُّكَّانَاتِ as-sukkānāti	سُكَّانَاتِ sukkānāti
Genitive	سُكَّانَاتٍ sukkānātin	السُّكَّانَاتِ as-sukkānāti	سُكَّانَاتِ sukkānāti

Synonyms

(rudder of a ship):. كَوْثَل (kawṯal), دُومَان (dūmān), دَفَّة (daffa)
(steering wheel of a car):
(literary): مِقْوَد (miqwad), عَجَلَةُ الْقِيَادَةِ (ʕajalatu l-qiyādati)

(colloquial) دُومَان (dūmān), سْتِيرِنْج (stīring), دِرِكْسِيُون (diriksiyōn), دِرِكْسُون (diriksōn), سْتِيرْسُو (stīrsū) (Libya), سَوَّاقَة (sawwāqa) (Western Sahara)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: sükan
→ Persian: سکان (sokân)
→ Swahili: usukani

Etymology 2

سَكَّان

Occupational noun from سِكِّين (sikkīn, “knife”)

Noun

سَكَّان • (sakkān) m (plural سَكَّانُونَ (sakkānūna), feminine سَكَّانَة (sakkāna))

One who sells or makes knives; cutler
Synonym: سَكَاكِينِيّ (sakākīniyy)

Declension

Declension of noun سَكَّان (sakkān)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَكَّان sakkān	السَّكَّان as-sakkān	سَكَّان sakkān	سَكَّانَة sakkāna	السَّكَّانَة as-sakkāna	سَكَّانَة sakkānat
Nominative	سَكَّانٌ sakkānun	السَّكَّانُ as-sakkānu	سَكَّانُ sakkānu	سَكَّانَةٌ sakkānatun	السَّكَّانَةُ as-sakkānatu	سَكَّانَةُ sakkānatu
Accusative	سَكَّانًا sakkānan	السَّكَّانَ as-sakkāna	سَكَّانَ sakkāna	سَكَّانَةً sakkānatan	السَّكَّانَةَ as-sakkānata	سَكَّانَةَ sakkānata
Genitive	سَكَّانٍ sakkānin	السَّكَّانِ as-sakkāni	سَكَّانِ sakkāni	سَكَّانَةٍ sakkānatin	السَّكَّانَةِ as-sakkānati	سَكَّانَةِ sakkānati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَكَّانَيْن sakkānayn	السَّكَّانَيْن as-sakkānayn	سَكَّانَيْ sakkānay	سَكَّانَتَيْن sakkānatayn	السَّكَّانَتَيْن as-sakkānatayn	سَكَّانَتَيْ sakkānatay
Nominative	سَكَّانَانِ sakkānāni	السَّكَّانَانِ as-sakkānāni	سَكَّانَا sakkānā	سَكَّانَتَانِ sakkānatāni	السَّكَّانَتَانِ as-sakkānatāni	سَكَّانَتَا sakkānatā
Accusative	سَكَّانَيْنِ sakkānayni	السَّكَّانَيْنِ as-sakkānayni	سَكَّانَيْ sakkānay	سَكَّانَتَيْنِ sakkānatayni	السَّكَّانَتَيْنِ as-sakkānatayni	سَكَّانَتَيْ sakkānatay
Genitive	سَكَّانَيْنِ sakkānayni	السَّكَّانَيْنِ as-sakkānayni	سَكَّانَيْ sakkānay	سَكَّانَتَيْنِ sakkānatayni	السَّكَّانَتَيْنِ as-sakkānatayni	سَكَّانَتَيْ sakkānatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَكَّانِين sakkānīn	السَّكَّانِين as-sakkānīn	سَكَّانِي sakkānī	سَكَّانَات sakkānāt	السَّكَّانَات as-sakkānāt	سَكَّانَات sakkānāt
Nominative	سَكَّانُونَ sakkānūna	السَّكَّانُونَ as-sakkānūna	سَكَّانُو sakkānū	سَكَّانَاتٌ sakkānātun	السَّكَّانَاتُ as-sakkānātu	سَكَّانَاتُ sakkānātu
Accusative	سَكَّانِينَ sakkānīna	السَّكَّانِينَ as-sakkānīna	سَكَّانِي sakkānī	سَكَّانَاتٍ sakkānātin	السَّكَّانَاتِ as-sakkānāti	سَكَّانَاتِ sakkānāti
Genitive	سَكَّانِينَ sakkānīna	السَّكَّانِينَ as-sakkānīna	سَكَّانِي sakkānī	سَكَّانَاتٍ sakkānātin	السَّكَّانَاتِ as-sakkānāti	سَكَّانَاتِ sakkānāti

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

سُكّان • (sukkān) m pl

plural of سَاكِن (sākin)

Derived terms

سُكَّانِيّ (sukkāniyy, adjective)

References

“swkn”, 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, pages 222–223
Guidi, Ignazio (1879) Della sede primitiva dei popoli semitici (in Italian), Rome: Tipi del Salviucci, page 38
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

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سُكَّان (sukkān).

Pronunciation 1

(Kuwait) IPA^(key): /sɪk.ˈkɑːn/

Noun

سِكّان • (sikkān) m (plural سَكاكين (sakākīn))

steering wheel

Pronunciation 2

(Kuwait) IPA^(key): /sʊk.ˈkɑːn/

Noun

سُكّان • (sukkān) f

plural of ساكِن (sākin, “inhabitant”)
Synonym: اَهَل (ahal)

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