The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sakieh
Sakieh \Sak"i*eh\, Sakiyeh \Sak"i*yeh\, n.] [Ar. s[=a]q[=i]ah canal, trench.] A kind of water wheel used in Egypt for raising water, from wells or pits, in buckets attached to its periphery or to an endless rope.
Wiktionary
sakieh
n. (alternative spelling of sakia English)
Usage examples of "sakieh".
The sakieh is made of a notch-wheel fixed vertically on a horizontal axle, and is actuated by various cog-wheels set in continuous motion by oxen or asses.