سقى

سَاقٍ ذ and ↓ سَقَّاآءٌ Giving to drink; or one who gives to drink: (K, TA:) the former signifies [generally as above, or a cup-bearer: and also] watering seed-produce; or a waterer of seedproduce: (Msb:) [and ↓ the latter generally signifies a water-carrier: ] the pl. of the former is سُقًّى, (K, TA,) with damm and then teshdeed, (TA,) [accord. to the CK سُقِىٌّ, which is app. a mistranscription,] and سُقَّاآءٌ, (K, TA,) like رُمَّانٌ, (TA,) or سُقَاةٌ: (CK: [this last is a well-known pl. of سَاقٍ, and as such has occurred above, voce سِقَايَةٌ:]) the pl. of ↓ سَقَّاآءٌ is سَقَّاؤُونَ: (K:) and a woman is termed ↓ سَقَّاآءَةٌ and ↓ سَقَّايَةٌ. (S, K.) It is said in a prov., ↓ اِسْقِ رَقَاشِ اـِنَّهَا سَقَّايَةٌ [ Give thou to drink to Rakáshi: verily she is one who gives to drink: رَقَاشِ being a woman's name]: it is applied to him who does good: meaning do thou good to him, because of his doing good. (A'Obeyd, S.) ― -b2- [Hence,] سَاقِى العَيْنِ A certain vein [app. the central artery of the retina ] which passes from the interior of the head to the eye, and the severing of which occasions the loss of the sight. (JK.) [See also the next paragraph.]