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ساقية

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Arabic

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Root
س ق ي (s q y)
11 terms
ساقِيَة
سَوَاقٍ

Noun

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سَاقِيَة (sāqiyaf (plural سَاقِيَات (sāqiyāt) or سَوَاقٍ (sawāqin))

  1. female equivalent of سَاقٍ (sāqin)
    1. female cupbearer
    2. female water carrier
    3. bartendress, barmaid
    4. waitress
  2. runlet, rivulet, ditch
  3. waterwheel, noria, sakia
    Synonyms: سَانِيَة (sāniya), ناعُورَة (nāʕūra), دَالِيَة (dāliya), دَوْلَاب (dawlāb)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: sieqja
  • Sicilian: saja
  • Moroccan Arabic: ساقية (sāqya)
  • Catalan: séquia
  • English: sakia
  • Italian: saia
  • Spanish: acequia

References

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Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
س ق ي
2 terms

From Arabic سَاقِيَة (sāqiya).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ساقية (sāqyaf (plural ساقيات (sāqyāt) or سواقي (swāqi))

  1. runlet, rivulet, ditch