sükûn

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See also: sukun, sukūn, and sükun

Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سكون, from Arabic سُكُون (sukūn).

Noun

sükûn (definite accusative sükûnu, plural sükûnlar)

  1. rest, calm, tranquility

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sükun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سكون”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1068
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 1038