אוּסְקָנִיתא, (נסק; cmp. מַסְקָנָא) ascending, landing. גמלא דא׳ landing board. Snh. 67ᵇ וקם אג׳ דא׳ Ar. (ed. וקם ג׳ דוסקנ׳ read with Rashi דסקונ׳, Ms. M. איסקניתא, oth. var. v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.) and he found himself standing on a landing board (ed. and there stood before him &c.).