Arabic edit

Root
س ك ن (s-k-n)

Etymology 1 edit

Noun of place from the verb سَكَنَ (sakana, to reside). Cognate with Hebrew מִשְׁכָּן (miškān, dwelling) and Classical Syriac ܡܫܟܢܐ (meškānā).

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Noun edit

مَسْكَن (maskanm (plural مَسَاكِن (masākin))

  1. noun of place of سَكَنَ (sakana): residence; house, home
  2. dormitory
Declension edit
Descendants edit
  • Azerbaijani: məskən
  • Persian: مسکن
  • Ottoman Turkish: مسكن (mesken)
  • Swahili: maskani

(via plural form مَسَاكِن (masākin))

Etymology 2 edit

Derived from the active participle of سَكَّنَ (sakkana, to soothe).

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Adjective edit

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مُسَكِّن (musakkin) (feminine مُسَكِّنَة (musakkina), masculine plural مُسَكِّنُونَ (musakkinūna), feminine plural مُسَكِّنَات (musakkināt))

  1. active participle of سَكَّنَ (sakkana)
  2. soothing, calming
  3. analgesic
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Noun edit

مُسَكِّن (musakkinm (plural مُسَكِّنَات (musakkināt))

  1. (medicine) analgesic, painkiller
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Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

مَسَكْنَ (masakna) (form I)

  1. third-person feminine plural past active of مَسَكَ (masaka)

Verb edit

مُسِكْنَ (musikna) (form I)

  1. third-person feminine plural past passive of مَسَكَ (masaka)

Etymology 4 edit

Verb edit

مَسِّكْنَ (massikna) (form II)

  1. second-person feminine plural active imperative of مَسَّكَ (massaka)

Verb edit

مَسَّكْنَ (massakna) (form II)

  1. third-person feminine plural past active of مَسَّكَ (massaka)

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مُسِّكْنَ (mussikna) (form II)

  1. third-person feminine plural past passive of مَسَّكَ (massaka)

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic مَسْكَن (maskan, residence)

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? maskan
Dari reading? maskan
Iranian reading? maskan
Tajik reading? maskan
Dari مسكن
Iranian Persian
Tajik маскан

Noun edit

مسكن (maskan) (plural مساکن (masâken))

  1. dwelling, residence, house

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