سكون
See also: شكون
Arabic
Etymology
From the root س ك ن (s-k-n).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su.kuːn/
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Noun
سُكُون • (sukūn) m
- verbal noun of سَكَنَ (sakana) (form I)
- quiet, rest
- dwelling, living
- quiescence of a consonant
- (linguistics) sukun, sukūn (a sign in Arabic writing indicating the absence of a vowel)
- poverty, misery
- (computing) sleep mode
Declension
Declension of noun سُكُون (sukūn)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سُكُون sukūn | السُّكُون as-sukūn | سُكُون sukūn |
Nominative | سُكُونٌ sukūnun | السُّكُونُ as-sukūnu | سُكُونُ sukūnu |
Accusative | سُكُونًا sukūnan | السُّكُونَ as-sukūna | سُكُونَ sukūna |
Genitive | سُكُونٍ sukūnin | السُّكُونِ as-sukūni | سُكُونِ sukūni |
Antonyms
- حَرَكَة (ḥaraka)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سكون”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “سكن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN