سكة حديد
Arabic
Etymology
Calque of French chemin de fer (literally “way of iron”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sik.kat ħa.diːd/
Noun
سِكَّة حَدِيد • (sikkat ḥadīd) f (plural سِكَك حَدِيد (sikak ḥadīd))
- railroad, railway, railroad track
- هٰذِهِ الْمَدِينَة هِيَ أَيْضًا مَرْكَز سِكَّة حَدِيد رَئِيسِيّ.
- hāḏihi l-madīna hiya ʔayḍan markaz sikkat ḥadīd raʔīsiyy.
- This city is also a major railway center.
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سِكَّة حَدِيد sikkat ḥadīd |
سِكَّة الْحَدِيد sikkat al-ḥadīd |
سِكَّة حَدِيد sikkat ḥadīd |
| nominative | سِكَّةُ حَدِيدٍ sikkatu ḥadīdin |
سِكَّةُ الْحَدِيدِ sikkatu l-ḥadīdi |
سِكَّةُ حَدِيدِ sikkatu ḥadīdi |
| accusative | سِكَّةَ حَدِيدٍ sikkata ḥadīdin |
سِكَّةَ الْحَدِيدِ sikkata l-ḥadīdi |
سِكَّةَ حَدِيدِ sikkata ḥadīdi |
| genitive | سِكَّةِ حَدِيدٍ sikkati ḥadīdin |
سِكَّةِ الْحَدِيدِ sikkati l-ḥadīdi |
سِكَّةِ حَدِيدِ sikkati ḥadīdi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | سِكَّتَيْ حَدِيد sikkatay ḥadīd |
سِكَّتَيْ الْحَدِيد sikkatay al-ḥadīd |
سِكَّتَيْ حَدِيد sikkatay ḥadīd |
| nominative | سِكَّتَا حَدِيدٍ sikkatā ḥadīdin |
سِكَّتَا الْحَدِيدِ sikkatā l-ḥadīdi |
سِكَّتَا حَدِيدِ sikkatā ḥadīdi |
| accusative | سِكَّتَيْ حَدِيدٍ sikkatay ḥadīdin |
سِكَّتَيْ الْحَدِيدِ sikkatay al-ḥadīdi |
سِكَّتَيْ حَدِيدِ sikkatay ḥadīdi |
| genitive | سِكَّتَيْ حَدِيدٍ sikkatay ḥadīdin |
سِكَّتَيْ الْحَدِيدِ sikkatay al-ḥadīdi |
سِكَّتَيْ حَدِيدِ sikkatay ḥadīdi |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سِكَك حَدِيد sikak ḥadīd |
سِكَك الْحَدِيد sikak al-ḥadīd |
سِكَك حَدِيد sikak ḥadīd |
| nominative | سِكَكُ حَدِيدٍ sikaku ḥadīdin |
سِكَكُ الْحَدِيدِ sikaku l-ḥadīdi |
سِكَكُ حَدِيدِ sikaku ḥadīdi |
| accusative | سِكَكَ حَدِيدٍ sikaka ḥadīdin |
سِكَكَ الْحَدِيدِ sikaka l-ḥadīdi |
سِكَكَ حَدِيدِ sikaka ḥadīdi |
| genitive | سِكَكِ حَدِيدٍ sikaki ḥadīdin |
سِكَكِ الْحَدِيدِ sikaki l-ḥadīdi |
سِكَكِ حَدِيدِ sikaki ḥadīdi |
Related terms
- سِكَّة حَدِيدِيَّة (sikka(t) ḥadīdiyya)
Descendants
- → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܣܸܟܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܦܪܸܙܠܵܐ (sikṯā d-prizlā) (calque)