Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sakia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sakia
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A water wheel, traditionally drawn by a draft animal, but now with a motor. It is about 2-5 meters in diameter.

Etymology

From Arabic سَاقِيَة (sāqiya). Doublet of acequia.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: سَاقِيَة, س ق ي

Inflected Forms

sakias (plural) sakieh (alternative) sakiyeh (alternative) saqiya (alternative)

Phrases

Persian wheel

Frequently Paired Words

noria tympanum Persian wheel shadoof

Questions

What does sakia mean?: A water wheel, traditionally drawn by a draft animal, but now with a motor. It is about 2-5 meters in diameter.
Where does sakia come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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