مسكن

Arabic

Root
س ك ن (s k n)
16 terms

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mas.kan/

Noun

مَسْكَن • (maskan) m (plural مَسَاكِن (masākin))

noun of place of سَكَنَ (sakana): residence; house, home
dormitory

Declension

Declension of noun مَسْكَن (maskan)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسْكَن maskan	الْمَسْكَن al-maskan	مَسْكَن maskan
Nominative	مَسْكَنٌ maskanun	الْمَسْكَنُ al-maskanu	مَسْكَنُ maskanu
Accusative	مَسْكَنًا maskanan	الْمَسْكَنَ al-maskana	مَسْكَنَ maskana
Genitive	مَسْكَنٍ maskanin	الْمَسْكَنِ al-maskani	مَسْكَنِ maskani
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسْكَنَيْن maskanayn	الْمَسْكَنَيْن al-maskanayn	مَسْكَنَيْ maskanay
Nominative	مَسْكَنَانِ maskanāni	الْمَسْكَنَانِ al-maskanāni	مَسْكَنَا maskanā
Accusative	مَسْكَنَيْنِ maskanayni	الْمَسْكَنَيْنِ al-maskanayni	مَسْكَنَيْ maskanay
Genitive	مَسْكَنَيْنِ maskanayni	الْمَسْكَنَيْنِ al-maskanayni	مَسْكَنَيْ maskanay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَاكِن masākin	الْمَسَاكِن al-masākin	مَسَاكِن masākin
Nominative	مَسَاكِنُ masākinu	الْمَسَاكِنُ al-masākinu	مَسَاكِنُ masākinu
Accusative	مَسَاكِنَ masākina	الْمَسَاكِنَ al-masākina	مَسَاكِنَ masākina
Genitive	مَسَاكِنَ masākina	الْمَسَاكِنِ al-masākini	مَسَاكِنِ masākini

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: məskən
→ Persian: مسکن
- → Urdu: مسکن
→ Ottoman Turkish: مسكن (mesken)
- Turkish: mesken
→ Swahili: maskani

(via plural form مَسَاكِن (masākin))

→ Azerbaijani: məsakin
→ Persian: مساکن
→ Ottoman Turkish: مساكن (mesâkin)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.sak.kin/

Adjective

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

active participle of سَكَّنَ (sakkana)
soothing, calming
analgesic

Declension

Declension of adjective مُسَكِّن (musakkin)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسَكِّن musakkin	الْمُسَكِّن al-musakkin	مُسَكِّنَة musakkina	الْمُسَكِّنَة al-musakkina
Nominative	مُسَكِّنٌ musakkinun	الْمُسَكِّنُ al-musakkinu	مُسَكِّنَةٌ musakkinatun	الْمُسَكِّنَةُ al-musakkinatu
Accusative	مُسَكِّنًا musakkinan	الْمُسَكِّنَ al-musakkina	مُسَكِّنَةً musakkinatan	الْمُسَكِّنَةَ al-musakkinata
Genitive	مُسَكِّنٍ musakkinin	الْمُسَكِّنِ al-musakkini	مُسَكِّنَةٍ musakkinatin	الْمُسَكِّنَةِ al-musakkinati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسَكِّنَيْن musakkinayn	الْمُسَكِّنَيْن al-musakkinayn	مُسَكِّنَتَيْن musakkinatayn	الْمُسَكِّنَتَيْن al-musakkinatayn
Nominative	مُسَكِّنَانِ musakkināni	الْمُسَكِّنَانِ al-musakkināni	مُسَكِّنَتَانِ musakkinatāni	الْمُسَكِّنَتَانِ al-musakkinatāni
Accusative	مُسَكِّنَيْنِ musakkinayni	الْمُسَكِّنَيْنِ al-musakkinayni	مُسَكِّنَتَيْنِ musakkinatayni	الْمُسَكِّنَتَيْنِ al-musakkinatayni
Genitive	مُسَكِّنَيْنِ musakkinayni	الْمُسَكِّنَيْنِ al-musakkinayni	مُسَكِّنَتَيْنِ musakkinatayni	الْمُسَكِّنَتَيْنِ al-musakkinatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسَكِّنِين musakkinīn	الْمُسَكِّنِين al-musakkinīn	مُسَكِّنَات musakkināt	الْمُسَكِّنَات al-musakkināt
Nominative	مُسَكِّنُونَ musakkinūna	الْمُسَكِّنُونَ al-musakkinūna	مُسَكِّنَاتٌ musakkinātun	الْمُسَكِّنَاتُ al-musakkinātu
Accusative	مُسَكِّنِينَ musakkinīna	الْمُسَكِّنِينَ al-musakkinīna	مُسَكِّنَاتٍ musakkinātin	الْمُسَكِّنَاتِ al-musakkināti
Genitive	مُسَكِّنِينَ musakkinīna	الْمُسَكِّنِينَ al-musakkinīna	مُسَكِّنَاتٍ musakkinātin	الْمُسَكِّنَاتِ al-musakkināti

Noun

مُسَكِّن • (musakkin) m (plural مُسَكِّنَات (musakkināt))

(medicine) analgesic, painkiller

Declension

Declension of noun مُسَكِّن (musakkin)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُسَكِّن musakkin	الْمُسَكِّن al-musakkin	مُسَكِّن musakkin
Nominative	مُسَكِّنٌ musakkinun	الْمُسَكِّنُ al-musakkinu	مُسَكِّنُ musakkinu
Accusative	مُسَكِّنًا musakkinan	الْمُسَكِّنَ al-musakkina	مُسَكِّنَ musakkina
Genitive	مُسَكِّنٍ musakkinin	الْمُسَكِّنِ al-musakkini	مُسَكِّنِ musakkini
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُسَكِّنَيْن musakkinayn	الْمُسَكِّنَيْن al-musakkinayn	مُسَكِّنَيْ musakkinay
Nominative	مُسَكِّنَانِ musakkināni	الْمُسَكِّنَانِ al-musakkināni	مُسَكِّنَا musakkinā
Accusative	مُسَكِّنَيْنِ musakkinayni	الْمُسَكِّنَيْنِ al-musakkinayni	مُسَكِّنَيْ musakkinay
Genitive	مُسَكِّنَيْنِ musakkinayni	الْمُسَكِّنَيْنِ al-musakkinayni	مُسَكِّنَيْ musakkinay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُسَكِّنَات musakkināt	الْمُسَكِّنَات al-musakkināt	مُسَكِّنَات musakkināt
Nominative	مُسَكِّنَاتٌ musakkinātun	الْمُسَكِّنَاتُ al-musakkinātu	مُسَكِّنَاتُ musakkinātu
Accusative	مُسَكِّنَاتٍ musakkinātin	الْمُسَكِّنَاتِ al-musakkināti	مُسَكِّنَاتِ musakkināti
Genitive	مُسَكِّنَاتٍ musakkinātin	الْمُسَكِّنَاتِ al-musakkināti	مُسَكِّنَاتِ musakkināti

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: müsəkkin
→ Persian: مسکن
- → Urdu: مُسَکِّن (musakkin)
→ Ottoman Turkish: مسكن (müsekkin)
- Turkish: müsekkin

Etymology 3

Verb

مَسَكْنَ • (masakna) (form I)

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

Verb

مُسِكْنَ • (musikna) (form I)

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

Etymology 4

Verb

مَسِّكْنَ • (massikna) (form II)

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

Verb

مَسَّكْنَ • (massakna) (form II)

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

Verb

مُسِّكْنَ • (mussikna) (form II)

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

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَسْكَن (maskan, “residence”)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mas.kan]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäs.kʰän]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäs.kʰän]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäs.kʰän]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæs.kʰʲæn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäs.kʰän]

Readings
Classical reading^?	maskan
Dari reading^?	maskan
Iranian reading^?	maskan
Tajik reading^?	maskan


Iranian Persian	مسكن
Dari	مسكن
Tajik	маскан

Noun

مسكن • (maskan) (plural مساکن (masâken))

dwelling, residence, house
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume II, verse 9:
  ساعد شه مسکن این باز باد
  تا ابد بر خلق این در باز باد
  sa'id-i šah maskan īn bāz bād
  tā abad bar xalq īn dar bāz bād
  May this falcon's resting-place be the fore-arm of the King!
  May this gate (to the Truth) be open to (all) the people unto everlasting!

References

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مسكن”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim