مسكون

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Arabic

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Root
س ك ن (s k n)
16 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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
        llaysa ʕalaykum junāḥun ʔan tadḵulū buyūtan ḡayra maskūnatin fīhā
        There is no blame on you if you enter uninhabited places.
    2. haunted

Declension

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Descendants

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