مسكنة

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Arabic[edit]

Root
س ك ن (s-k-n)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

مَسْكَنَة (maskanaf

  1. poverty, misery
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:112:
      وَبَآءُو بِغَضَبٍۢ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْمَسْكَنَةُ
      They have invited the displeasure of Allah and have been branded with misery.
  2. poverty of mind and weakness

Declension[edit]