سكان

See also: سکان

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

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)‎^[1], 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)

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

سكان • (sükkan)

plural of ساكن (sakin)