סיכה
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Hebrew[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ס־כ־ך (s-k-k) |
Etymology[edit]
Probably borrowed from Akkadian 𒄑𒆕 (sikkatum). Cognate with Arabic سَكّ (sakk) and سِكَّة (sikka). Compare also Biblical Hebrew שֵׂךְ (śēḵ, “thorn, splinter”).
Noun[edit]
סיכה / סִכָּה • (siká) f (plural indefinite סיכות / סִכּוֹת, singular construct סיכת / סִכַּת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]
- A pin, such as a straight pin or safety pin.
- A paper clip.
- A staple: a wire fastener used to bind sheets of paper.
- A pin, button, brooch, tag: an article worn on the clothes and attached with a pin in its back.
- A hairpin or clip.
Derived terms[edit]
- סיכת ביטחון / סִכַּת־בִּטָּחוֹן (sikát-bitakhón)
See also[edit]
- מחט f (makhat)
References[edit]
- “סיכה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading[edit]
סיכה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
