Arabic edit

Root
س ك ن (s-k-n)

Etymology edit

Derived from the passive participle of the verb سَكَنَ (sakana).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

مَسْكُون (maskūn) (feminine مَسْكُونَة (maskūna), masculine plural مَسْكُونُونَ (maskūnūna), feminine plural مَسْكُونَات (maskūnāt))

  1. passive participle of سَكَنَ (sakana)
    1. inhabited, populated
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:29:
        لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَدْخُلُوا۟ بُيُوتًا غَيْرَ مَسْكُونَةٍ فِيهَا
        There is no blame on you if you enter uninhabited places.
    2. haunted

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: məskun
  • Persian: مسکون
  • Ottoman Turkish: مسكون (meskûn)