سکا

See also: سكا

Persian

سردیس جنگجوی سکایی از باختر ۱۰۰ پ. م‌

Alternative forms

• ساکا (sâkâ)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 (Saka).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sa.kɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.kʰɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.kʰɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sä.kʰɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sä.kʰɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæ.kʰɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.kʰɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	sakā
Dari reading?	sakā
Iranian reading?	sakâ
Tajik reading?	sako

Noun

Dari	سَکا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	сако

سَکا • (sakâ) (plural سَکاها (sakâ-hâ))

1. Scyth, Scythian (person from Scythia)
2. (archaic) Sistani (person from Sistan)

Derived terms

• سَکاستان (sakâstân)
• سَکایی (sakâyi)

 

Saraiki

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शुष्क (śuṣka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews-.

Cognate with Assamese শুকান (xukan), Bengali শুখা (śukha), English sear, Hindi सूखा (sūkhā) / Urdu سوکھا (sūkhā), Persian خشک (xušk), Romani śuko and Russian сушить (sušitʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʊk.kaˑ/

Adjective

سُکّا (sukkā)

1. dry

Declension

Declension of سکا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	سُکّا (sukkā)	سُکّے (sukke)		سُکّی (sukkī)	سُکِّیاں (sukkīyā̃)
oblique	سُکّے (sukke)	سُکّیاں (sukkeyā̃)		سُکّی (sukkī)	سُکِّیاں (sukkīyā̃)

Urdu

a Gandharan relief of سکا (sakā, "Scythian, Indo-Scythian") men playing instruments and dancing, Pakistan

a depiction of a battle crafted on the handle of a golden سکا hair comb

Etymology

Either from Classical Persian سکا (sakā) or a modern learned borrowing from an ancient Indo-Iranian language referring to the same nomadic peoples.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sə.kɑː/

Noun

سکا • (sakā) ?

1. Scythian; a warlike nomadic people from Scythia
2. the Indo-Scythians of ancient Afghanistan and Pakistan

Ushojo

Noun

سکا (sakā)

1. relative

   Synonym: رشتہ دار (rištah dār)

Adjective

سکا (sakā)

1. own, self