دَكَّةٌ

A certain thing, (S,) [i. e.] an elevated place, (Msb,) a flat-topped structure, (K,) upon which one sits; (S, Msb, K;) i. q. مَسْطَبَةٌ [a kind of wide bench, of stone or brick &c., generally built against a wall]: (Msb:) pronounced by the vulgar ↓ دِكَّةٌ [and commonly applied by them to a long seat of wood]: (TA:) and ↓ دُكَّانٌ signifies the same; (S, Msb, K;) but according to some, this belongs to article دكن [q. v.]: (S, Msb, TA:) the plural of the former is دِكَكٌ, like as the plural of قَصْعَةٌ is قِصَعٌ: (Msb:) and the plural of ↓ دُكَّانٌ is دَكَاكِينُ. (TA.) [For another modern application, see مَحْفِلٌ.]

See also دَكٌّ.