סיכה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ס־כ־ך (s-k-k)

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda from the root ס־כ־ך (s-k-k).

Noun

סיכה / סִכָּה • (siká) f (plural indefinite סיכות / סִכּות, singular construct סיכת / סִכָּת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

1. A pin, such as a straight pin or safety pin.
2. A paper clip.
3. A staple: a wire fastener used to bind sheets of paper.
4. A pin, button, brooch, tag: an article worn on the clothes and attached with a pin in its back.
5. A hairpin or clip.

See also

• מחט f (makhat)