سكينة

Arabic

Root
س ك ن (s k n)
17 terms

Etymology 1

An Arabic formation from the root س ك ن (s-k-n), but religious meanings are a semantic loan from Hebrew שְׁכִינָה (səḵīná).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.kiː.na/

Noun

سَكِينَة • (sakīna) f (plural سَكَائِن (sakāʔin))

inner peace, tranquility, calmness
(religion) presence of God, shechinah
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 48:4:
  هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ ٱلسَّكِينَةَ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
  He is the One Who sent down serenity upon the hearts of the believers.

Declension

Declension of noun سَكِينَة (sakīna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَكِينَة sakīna	السَّكِينَة as-sakīna	سَكِينَة sakīnat
Nominative	سَكِينَةٌ sakīnatun	السَّكِينَةُ as-sakīnatu	سَكِينَةُ sakīnatu
Accusative	سَكِينَةً sakīnatan	السَّكِينَةَ as-sakīnata	سَكِينَةَ sakīnata
Genitive	سَكِينَةٍ sakīnatin	السَّكِينَةِ as-sakīnati	سَكِينَةِ sakīnati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَكِينَتَيْن sakīnatayn	السَّكِينَتَيْن as-sakīnatayn	سَكِينَتَيْ sakīnatay
Nominative	سَكِينَتَانِ sakīnatāni	السَّكِينَتَانِ as-sakīnatāni	سَكِينَتَا sakīnatā
Accusative	سَكِينَتَيْنِ sakīnatayni	السَّكِينَتَيْنِ as-sakīnatayni	سَكِينَتَيْ sakīnatay
Genitive	سَكِينَتَيْنِ sakīnatayni	السَّكِينَتَيْنِ as-sakīnatayni	سَكِينَتَيْ sakīnatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَكَائِن sakāʔin	السَّكَائِن as-sakāʔin	سَكَائِن sakāʔin
Nominative	سَكَائِنُ sakāʔinu	السَّكَائِنُ as-sakāʔinu	سَكَائِنُ sakāʔinu
Accusative	سَكَائِنَ sakāʔina	السَّكَائِنَ as-sakāʔina	سَكَائِنَ sakāʔina
Genitive	سَكَائِنَ sakāʔina	السَّكَائِنِ as-sakāʔini	سَكَائِنِ sakāʔini

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sik.kiː.na/

Noun

سِكِّينَة • (sikkīna) f (plural سَكَاكِين (sakākīn))

Alternative form of سِكِّين (sikkīn, “knife”)

Declension

Declension of noun سِكِّينَة (sikkīna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِكِّينَة sikkīna	السِّكِّينَة as-sikkīna	سِكِّينَة sikkīnat
Nominative	سِكِّينَةٌ sikkīnatun	السِّكِّينَةُ as-sikkīnatu	سِكِّينَةُ sikkīnatu
Accusative	سِكِّينَةً sikkīnatan	السِّكِّينَةَ as-sikkīnata	سِكِّينَةَ sikkīnata
Genitive	سِكِّينَةٍ sikkīnatin	السِّكِّينَةِ as-sikkīnati	سِكِّينَةِ sikkīnati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِكِّينَتَيْن sikkīnatayn	السِّكِّينَتَيْن as-sikkīnatayn	سِكِّينَتَيْ sikkīnatay
Nominative	سِكِّينَتَانِ sikkīnatāni	السِّكِّينَتَانِ as-sikkīnatāni	سِكِّينَتَا sikkīnatā
Accusative	سِكِّينَتَيْنِ sikkīnatayni	السِّكِّينَتَيْنِ as-sikkīnatayni	سِكِّينَتَيْ sikkīnatay
Genitive	سِكِّينَتَيْنِ sikkīnatayni	السِّكِّينَتَيْنِ as-sikkīnatayni	سِكِّينَتَيْ sikkīnatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَكَاكِين sakākīn	السَّكَاكِين as-sakākīn	سَكَاكِين sakākīn
Nominative	سَكَاكِينُ sakākīnu	السَّكَاكِينُ as-sakākīnu	سَكَاكِينُ sakākīnu
Accusative	سَكَاكِينَ sakākīna	السَّكَاكِينَ as-sakākīna	سَكَاكِينَ sakākīna
Genitive	سَكَاكِينَ sakākīna	السَّكَاكِينِ as-sakākīni	سَكَاكِينِ sakākīni

References

Ahrens, Karl (1930) “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (in German), volume 84, page 19
Freytag, Georg (1833) “سكينة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 335
Geiger, Abraham (1833, 1902) Was hat Mohammed aus dem Judenthume aufgenommen? (in German), 2nd edition, Leipzig: M. W. Kaufmann, page 53
Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 174
Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “سكينة”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎ (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 1116
Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎ (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 24