سواكن
Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.waː.kin/
Adjective
سَوَاكِن • (sawākin) f pl
- feminine plural of سَاكِن (sākin)
Etymology 2
From an uncertain Beja form, ultimately containing Arabic سُوق (sūq, “market”) for the port city being noted by the Beja pastolists as a place to sling their crops, by default called Oosook (literally “the market”).
Proper noun
سَوَاكِن • (sawākin) f
- Suakin (a port city in Sudan)
Declension
Declension of noun سَوَاكِن (sawākin)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | سَوَاكِن sawākin | — |
| Nominative | — | سَوَاكِنُ sawākinu | — |
| Accusative | — | سَوَاكِنَ sawākina | — |
| Genitive | — | سَوَاكِنَ sawākina | — |
References
- Morin, Didier (2012), “Arabic and Cushitic Toponymy: One Coast with Two Maps”, in Northeast African Studies, volume 12, issue 1, Michigan State University Press, DOI:, pages 219, 225, 228