Arabic edit

Root
س ك ن (s-k-n)

Etymology 1 edit

Root
س ك ن (s-k-n)

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

  1. inhabitant
Declension edit

Adjective edit

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 edit
Descendants edit
  • Azerbaijani: sakin
  • Persian: ساکن
  • Ottoman Turkish: ساكن (sâkin)
  • Uzbek: sokin

Etymology 2 edit

Root
س ك ن (s-k-n)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

سَاكَنَ (sākana) III, non-past يُسَاكِنُ‎ (yusākinu)

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

Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

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

Adjective edit

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 edit

ساكن (sakin)

  1. inhabitant, resident, dweller

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
س ك ن
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic سَاكِن (sākin).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /saː.kin/, [ˈsæː.kɪn]
  • (file)

Participle edit

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

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

Noun edit

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

  1. resident, inhabitant