sikkina

Maltese

Root
s-k-n
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سِكِّينَة (sikkīna), alternative form of سِكِّين (sikkīn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪkˈkiː.na/

Noun

sikkina f (plural skieken, diminutive skejkna)

  1. knife
    • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      U nissaħħar nisma’ dak it-tvenvin xħin tibda tiddwella mas-sikkina bil-ħila u l-ħeffa tal-aqwa gwerrier.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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