سكينة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun

سِكِّينَة • (sikkīna) f (plural سَكَاكِين (sakākīn))

1. Alternative form of سِكِّين (sikkīn, “knife”)

Declension

Declension of noun سِكِّينَة (sikkīna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِكِّينَة sikkīna	السِّكِّينَة as-sikkīna	سِكِّينَة sikkīnat
Nominative	سِكِّينَةٌ sikkīnatun	السِّكِّينَةُ as-sikkīnatu	سِكِّينَةُ sikkīnatu
Accusative	سِكِّينَةً sikkīnatan	السِّكِّينَةَ as-sikkīnata	سِكِّينَةَ sikkīnata
Genitive	سِكِّينَةٍ sikkīnatin	السِّكِّينَةِ as-sikkīnati	سِكِّينَةِ sikkīnati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِكِّينَتَيْن sikkīnatayn	السِّكِّينَتَيْن as-sikkīnatayn	سِكِّينَتَيْ sikkīnatay
Nominative	سِكِّينَتَانِ sikkīnatāni	السِّكِّينَتَانِ as-sikkīnatāni	سِكِّينَتَا sikkīnatā
Accusative	سِكِّينَتَيْنِ sikkīnatayni	السِّكِّينَتَيْنِ as-sikkīnatayni	سِكِّينَتَيْ sikkīnatay
Genitive	سِكِّينَتَيْنِ sikkīnatayni	السِّكِّينَتَيْنِ as-sikkīnatayni	سِكِّينَتَيْ sikkīnatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَكَاكِين sakākīn	السَّكَاكِين as-sakākīn	سَكَاكِين sakākīn
Nominative	سَكَاكِينُ sakākīnu	السَّكَاكِينُ as-sakākīnu	سَكَاكِينُ sakākīnu
Accusative	سَكَاكِينَ sakākīna	السَّكَاكِينَ as-sakākīna	سَكَاكِينَ sakākīna
Genitive	سَكَاكِينَ sakākīna	السَّكَاكِينِ as-sakākīni	سَكَاكِينِ sakākīni

Etymology 2

An Arabic formation from the root س ك ن (s-k-n), but religious meanings are a semantic loan from Hebrew שְׁכִינָה (səḵīná).

Noun

سَكِينَة • (sakīna) f (plural سَكَائِن (sakāʔin))

1. (figurative) inner peace, tranquility, calmness
2. (religion) presence of God, shechinah

Declension

Declension of noun سَكِينَة (sakīna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَكِينَة sakīna	السَّكِينَة as-sakīna	سَكِينَة sakīnat
Nominative	سَكِينَةٌ sakīnatun	السَّكِينَةُ as-sakīnatu	سَكِينَةُ sakīnatu
Accusative	سَكِينَةً sakīnatan	السَّكِينَةَ as-sakīnata	سَكِينَةَ sakīnata
Genitive	سَكِينَةٍ sakīnatin	السَّكِينَةِ as-sakīnati	سَكِينَةِ sakīnati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَكِينَتَيْن sakīnatayn	السَّكِينَتَيْن as-sakīnatayn	سَكِينَتَيْ sakīnatay
Nominative	سَكِينَتَانِ sakīnatāni	السَّكِينَتَانِ as-sakīnatāni	سَكِينَتَا sakīnatā
Accusative	سَكِينَتَيْنِ sakīnatayni	السَّكِينَتَيْنِ as-sakīnatayni	سَكِينَتَيْ sakīnatay
Genitive	سَكِينَتَيْنِ sakīnatayni	السَّكِينَتَيْنِ as-sakīnatayni	سَكِينَتَيْ sakīnatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَكَائِن sakāʔin	السَّكَائِن as-sakāʔin	سَكَائِن sakāʔin
Nominative	سَكَائِنُ sakāʔinu	السَّكَائِنُ as-sakāʔinu	سَكَائِنُ sakāʔinu
Accusative	سَكَائِنَ sakāʔina	السَّكَائِنَ as-sakāʔina	سَكَائِنَ sakāʔina
Genitive	سَكَائِنَ sakāʔina	السَّكَائِنِ as-sakāʔini	سَكَائِنِ sakāʔini

References

• Ahrens, Karl (1930) “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎^[1] (in German), volume 84, page 19
• Freytag, Georg (1833) “سكينة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 335
• Geiger, Abraham (1833, 1902) Was hat Mohammed aus dem Judenthume aufgenommen? (in German), 2nd edition, Leipzig: M. W. Kaufmann, page 53
• Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 174
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “سكينة”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[3] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 1116
• Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎^[4] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 24

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Hijazi Arabic

سَكِّينة

Etymology 1

From Arabic سِكِّينَة (sikkīna)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈkːiːna/

Noun

سَكِّينة • (sakkīna) f (plural سَكاكين ‎(sakākīn))

1. knife

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَكِينَة (sakīna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈkiːna/

Noun

سَكِينَة • (sakīna) f

1. quietness
2. calmness
3. Sakina; a female name

See also

• هُدوء (hudūʼ)