sakia

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noun

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

OriginArabic سَاقِيَة →
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Meanings

nounsakia (plural sakias)

plural sakias · alternative sakieh · alternative sakiyeh · alternative saqiya

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

Origin

  1. Arabicسَاقِيَة
  2. Englishsakia

From Arabic سَاقِيَة (sāqiya). Doublet of acequia.

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Translations

Finnish vesiratas
  • vesiratasa water wheel
Persian دولاب
  • دولاب (dolâb)a water wheel

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

SakaiKasaikaisaAsaki
Cite this entry
APA

sakia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sakia

MLA

“sakia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sakia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sakia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sakia.

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