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Arabic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
سَوَاكِن • (sawākin) f pl
- feminine plural of سَاكِن (sākin)
Etymology 2
From an uncertain Beja form, ultimately containing Arabic سُوق (sūq, “market”) for the port city being noted by the Beja pastolists as a place to sling their crops, by default called Oosook (literally “the market”).
Proper noun
سَوَاكِن • (sawākin) f
- Suakin (a port city in Sudan)
Declension
Declension of noun سَوَاكِن (sawākin)
Singular
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basic singular diptote
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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Informal
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سَوَاكِن sawākin
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Nominative
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سَوَاكِنُ sawākinu
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Accusative
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سَوَاكِنَ sawākina
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Genitive
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سَوَاكِنَ sawākina
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References
- Morin, Didier (2012) “Arabic and Cushitic Toponymy: One Coast with Two Maps”, in Northeast African Studies, volume 12, number 1, Michigan State University Press, →DOI, pages 219, 225, 228