مسكون

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Arabic[edit]

Root
س ك ن (s-k-n)

Etymology[edit]

Derived from the passive participle of the verb سَكَنَ (sakana).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

مَسْكُون (maskūn) (feminine مَسْكُونَة (maskūna), masculine plural مَسْكُونُونَ (maskūnūna), feminine plural مَسْكُونَات (maskūnāt))

  1. passive participle of سَكَنَ (sakana)
    1. inhabited, populated
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:29:
        لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَدْخُلُوا۟ بُيُوتًا غَيْرَ مَسْكُونَةٍ فِيهَا
        There is no blame on you if you enter uninhabited places.
    2. haunted

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Azerbaijani: məskun
  • Persian: مسکون
  • Ottoman Turkish: مسكون (meskûn)