ساكن

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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