# \*ŝakīn-: 'knife'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝakīn-, 'knife': reflexes in 4 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ś](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝakīn- |
| Meaning | 'knife' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 352 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syrian Aramaic | sakkīn- |  |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | sakkīnā (HALOT 1327) | HALOT 1327 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | skīnā (HALOT 1327) | HALOT 1327 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | sikina (HALOT 1327) | HALOT 1327 |  |

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## Notes

Heb. ŝakkīn 'knife, dagger' (Pr 23:2) is an Aramaism (HALOT 1327). Arabic sikkīn- (&lt;Arm).

## Linked from

- [ś](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/index.md>)

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