ساقية

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ق ي (s-q-y).

Noun

سَاقِيَة • (sāqiya) f (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)

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

  • Maltese: saqja, seqja
  • Sicilian: saja
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Catalan: séquia
  • English: sakia
  • Italian: saia
  • Spanish: acequia

References

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
س ق ي
2 terms

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːq.ja/

Noun

ساقية • (sāqya) f (plural ساقيات (sāqyāt) or سواقي (swāqi))

  1. runlet, rivulet, ditch
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