سواكن

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Arabic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

سَوَاكِن (sawākinf pl

  1. feminine plural of سَاكِن (sākin)

Etymology 2

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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 (sawākinf

  1. Suakin (a port city in Sudan)
Declension

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