sakieh

noun

sak·​i·​eh

ˈsakēˌe

variants or sakiyeh

-ēˌye

or sakia

-ēə

plural -s

: a waterwheel with buckets attached to its periphery or to an endless rope used especially in Egypt for raising water from wells or pits

Word History

Etymology

Arabic sāqiyah

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