سُكُون
quiet
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Highlights
Most common words from the same root
Noun
مَسْكَن
residence
Adjective
سَكَنِيّ
residential
Verb · Form I
سَكَنَ
to live
Noun
سَكَن
time for rest
Noun
سَكِينَة
inner peace
سَكَنَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to be still, to be tranquil, to be peaceful
- to calm down, to repose, to rest
- to be vowelless, to have no vowel
- to abate, to subside, to cease
- to pass, to go away, to leave
- to trust, to have faith, to be reassured
- to feel at home
Word origin
Cognate with Hebrew שכן, Akkadian 𒊭𒅗𒉡𒌝 (šakānum, “to place, to put, to set, to establish”) and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎋𐎐 (škn, “to establish”).
Words from the root س-ك-ن
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
سَكَنَ
· present يَسْكُنُ
Form I · The plain action
to be still, to be tranquil, to be peaceful; to calm down, to repose, to rest; to be vowelless, to have no vowel
inhabitant
سَاكِن
stationary
مَسْكُون
passive participle of سَكَنَ
مَسْكَن
residence
سَكْنَة
instance noun of سَكَنَ
سَكَنَ
· present يَسْكُنُ
Form I · The plain action
to live, to reside, to inhabit (construed with فِي (fī) or بِ (bi) or direct object)
سَكَن
time for rest
سُكْنَى
سَاكِن
مَسْكُون
سَكَّنَ
· present يُسَكِّنُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to calm, to reassure, to appease, to placate; to soothe, to allay, to alleviate; to make vowelless, to pronounce without a vowel
تَسْكِين
pacification
مُسَكِّن
soothing
مُسَكِّن
analgesic
مُسَكَّن
سَاكَنَ
· present يُسَاكِنُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to live together, to share quarters with (someone)
مُسَاكَنَة
cohabitation
مُسَاكِن
مُسَاكَن
أَسْكَنَ
· present يُسْكِنُ
Form IV · Causative
to settle, lodge (someone)
إِسْكَان
causing to inhabit or settle
مُسْكِن
مُسْكَن
تَسَكَّنَ
· present يَتَسَكَّنُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to become poor; to imitate poverty, to imitate the poor; to be calm
تَسَكُّن
مُتَسَكِّن
تَسَاكَنَ
· present يَتَسَاكَنُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to live together; to coexist
تَسَاكُن
مُتَسَاكِن
مُتَسَاكَن
اِسْتَكَانَ
· present يَسْتَكِينُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to submit (to), to yield (to); to surrender oneself willingly.; to humble oneself (before), to abase oneself (before a person or authority).; to give in (to), to succumb (to); to cease resistance under pressure.
اِسْتِكَانَة
مُسْتَكِين
مُسْتَكَان
سَكَنِيّ
residential
سَكِينَة
inner peace
سُكْنَة
tranquillity
مَسْكُونَة
the inhabited world
سُكُونَة
tranquillity
سَكِنَة
a place of habitation
مَسْكَنَة
poverty
سَكَنَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | سَكَنْتُ | أَسْكُنُ | أَسْكُنَ | أَسْكُنْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | سَكَنْتَ | تَسْكُنُ | تَسْكُنَ | تَسْكُنْ | اُسْكُنْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | سَكَنْتِ | تَسْكُنِينَ | تَسْكُنِي | تَسْكُنِي | اُسْكُنِي |
| هُوَ he | سَكَنَ | يَسْكُنُ | يَسْكُنَ | يَسْكُنْ | — |
| هِيَ she | سَكَنَتْ | تَسْكُنُ | تَسْكُنَ | تَسْكُنْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | سَكَنْتُمَا | تَسْكُنَانِ | تَسْكُنَا | تَسْكُنَا | اُسْكُنَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | سَكَنَا | يَسْكُنَانِ | يَسْكُنَا | يَسْكُنَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | سَكَنَتَا | تَسْكُنَانِ | تَسْكُنَا | تَسْكُنَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | سَكَنَّا | نَسْكُنُ | نَسْكُنَ | نَسْكُنْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | سَكَنْتُمْ | تَسْكُنُونَ | تَسْكُنُوا | تَسْكُنُوا | اُسْكُنُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | سَكَنْتُنَّ | تَسْكُنَّ | تَسْكُنَّ | تَسْكُنَّ | اُسْكُنَّ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | سَكَنُوا | يَسْكُنُونَ | يَسْكُنُوا | يَسْكُنُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | سَكَنَّ | يَسْكُنَّ | يَسْكُنَّ | يَسْكُنَّ | — |
| Verbal noun | سُكُون |
|---|---|
| Active participle | سَاكِن |
| Passive participle | مَسْكُون |
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