سكنة

Arabic

Root
س ك ن (s-k-n)

Etymology 1

Instance noun from سَكَنَ (sakana, to be calm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sak.na/

Noun

سَكْنَة • (sakna) f (plural سَكْنَات (saknāt))

  1. instance noun of سَكَنَ (sakana)
    1. (countable) a rest
    2. (grammar, phonetics) a quiescence of a letter (having no vowel immediately following)
      Antonym: حَرَكَة (ḥaraka)
Declension

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ki.na/

Noun

سَكِنَة • (sakina) f (plural سَكِنَات (sakināt))

  1. a place of habitation
  2. the part of the neck which is the resting place of the head
Declension

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suk.na/

Noun

سُكْنَة • (sukna) f (plural سُكْنَات (suknāt) or سُكَن (sukan))

  1. tranquillity, serenity
    Synonym: طَمَأْنِينَة (ṭamaʔnīna)
  2. home, place of residence
    Synonyms: سَكَن (sakan), مَسْكَن (maskan)
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: sükna
  • Ottoman Turkish: سكنی (sükna)
    • Turkish: sükna

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ka.na/

Noun

سَكَنَة • (sakana) pl

  1. plural of سَاكِن (sākin): inhabitants, dwellers, residents
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: səkənə (inhabitants)
  • Persian: سکنه (inhabitants)
  • Ottoman Turkish: سكنه (sekene, inhabitants)
    • Turkish: sekene (inhabitants)
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