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))

1. 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

Declension of noun سِكَّة حَدِيد (sikkat ḥadīd)

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

Descendants

• → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܣܸܟܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܦܪܸܙܠܵܐ (sikṯā d-prizlā) (calque)

Related terms

• سِكَّة حَدِيدِيَّة (sikka(t) ḥadīdiyya)