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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish سكون, from Arabic سُكُون (sukūn).
Noun
sükûn (definite accusative sükûnu, plural sükûnlar)
- 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