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Dictionary Habib Anthony Salmone, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889)

Entry سكن

سَكَنَ(n. ac. سُكُوْن) a. Was, became quiet, still, calm, at rest, motionless; was quiescent (letter). b. [Ila], Trusted, confided in, relied upon. c. ['An], Passed away from, left, quitted ( pain). d.(n. ac. سُكْن سُكْنَى سَكَن سُكُوْن) [acc. or Fī], Inhabited, dwelt, resided, lived in, at; possessed ( a person: demon ). e.(n. ac. سُكُوْن) see IV (a) سَكُنَ(n. ac. سُكُوْنَة) a. see IV (a) سَكَّنَa. Quieted, stilled, calmed; appeased; allayed, assuaged; alleviated; placed ( ْ) over, rendered quiescent (letter). أَسْكَنَa. Was poor, needy, in misery. b. Impoverished, reduced to misery, brought low abased. c. Lodged in, gave to inhabit. تَسَكَّنَa. see IV (a)سَكْن Inhabitants, inmates; people. سَكْنَةa. Quiescence. سَكَنa. see 17b. Rest, quiet, tranquillity; ease; comfort consolation. c. Grace; mercy. d. (pl. أَسْكَاْن), Food. سَكِنَةa. see 17b. Base of the head. مَسْكَن (pl. مَسَاْكِنُ) a. Abode, dwelling-place, residence, habitation domicile. مَسْكَنَةa. Poverty, want, misery. مَسْكِنa. see 17 سَاْكِن (pl. سُكَّاْن) a. Still, calm, tranquil, at rest, motionless; quiescent (letter). — b. Inhabitant; inmate, resident. سَكِيْنَة (pl. سَكَاْئِنُ) a. Quiet, quietness, tranquillity, calmness; confidence. b. Gentleness. سُكُوْنa. Rest, repose. b. A quiescent syllabic sign ( ْ). سَكَّاْنa. Cutler. سُكَّاْنa. Rudder, helm. b. Anchor. سِكِّيْن (pl. سَكَاْكِيْنُ) a. Knife. N. P. سَكڤنَa. Inhabited; possessed ( of a devil ). تَمَسْكَنَ a. see IV (a) المَسْكُوْنَة H. a. The inhabited world. مِسْكِيْن (pl. مَسَاْكِيْنُ) a. Poor, needy; lowly; insignificant. b. Simple. سَكَنْجَبَيْن a. Oxymel.