ساكن

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Arabic

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Root
س ك ن (s k n)
16 terms

Etymology 1

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Root
س ك ن (s k n)
16 terms

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. inhabitant
Declension
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Adjective

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

Etymology 2

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Root
س ك ن (s k n)
16 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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سَاكَنَ (sākana) III (non-past يُسَاكِنُ (yusākinu), verbal noun مُسَاكَنَة (musākana))

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

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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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

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ساكن (sakin)

  1. inhabitant, resident, dweller

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
س ك ن
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic سَاكِن (sākin).

Pronunciation

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

Participle

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

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

Noun

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

  1. resident, inhabitant