ساكن

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Arabic

Root
س ك ن (s k n)
17 terms

Etymology 1

Root
س ك ن (s k n)
17 terms

Derived from the active participle of the verb سَكَنَ (sakana, to live, to inhabit).

Pronunciation

Noun

سَاكِن (sākinm (plural سُكّان (sukkān) or سَاكِنُونَ (sākinūna), feminine سَاكِنَة (sākina))

  1. inhabitant
Declension

Adjective

سَاكِن (sākin) (feminine سَاكِنَة (sākina), masculine plural سَاكِنُونَ (sākinūna), feminine plural سَاكِنَات (sākināt) or سَوَاكِنُ (sawākinu))

  1. stationary, motionless, still, unmoving
  2. (linguistics) unvowelled
  3. placid
Antonyms
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: sakin
  • Persian: ساکن
  • Ottoman Turkish: ساكن (sâkin)
  • Uzbek: sokin

Etymology 2

Root
س ك ن (s k n)
17 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

سَاكَنَ (sākana) III (non-past يُسَاكِنُ (yusākinu), verbal noun مُسَاكَنَة (musākana))

  1. to live together, to share quarters with (someone)
Conjugation

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَاكِن (sākin, inhabitant; stationary, still).

Adjective

ساكن (sakin)

  1. who lives, dwells, inhabiting
  2. quiet, calm, motionless, stationary
    Synonyms: حضورلو (huzurlu), دولك (dölek)
  3. allayed, alleviated, appeased
  4. (orthography) quiescent, silent

Noun

ساكن (sakin)

  1. inhabitant, resident, dweller

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ك ن
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَاكِن (sākin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saː.kin/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Participle

ساكن (sāken) (feminine ساكنة (sākne), common plural ساكنين (sāknīn))

  1. active participle of سكن (sakan, to reside)

Noun

ساكن (sākenm (plural سكّان (sukkān), feminine ساكنة (sākne))

  1. resident, inhabitant