ساكن

Arabic

Root
س ك ن (s-k-n)

Etymology 1

Root
س ك ن (s-k-n)

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saː.kin/

Noun

سَاكِن • (sākin) m (plural سُكّان (sukkān) or سَاكِنُونَ (sākinūna), feminine سَاكِنَة (sākina))

  1. inhabitant
Declension

Adjective

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

Etymology 2

Root
س ك ن (s-k-n)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saː.ka.na/

Verb

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

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

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

ساكن • (sakin)

  1. inhabitant, resident, dweller

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ك ن
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَاكِن (sākin).

Pronunciation

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

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

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

Noun

ساكن • (sāken) m (plural سكّان (sukkān), feminine ساكنة (sākne))

  1. resident, inhabitant
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