سكينة

Arabic
Root
س ك ن (s-k-n)

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sa.kiː.na/

Noun

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

  1. inner peace, tranquility, calmness
  2. (religion) presence of God, shechinah
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 48:4:
      هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ ٱلسَّكِينَةَ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
      He is the One Who sent down serenity upon the hearts of the believers.
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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sik.kiː.na/

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

References
  • Ahrens, Karl (1930) “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (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 (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 (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 1116
  • Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎ (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 24

Hijazi Arabic
Root
س ك ن
1 term
سَكِّينة

Etymology 1

From Arabic سِكِّينَة (sikkīna)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saˈk.kiːna/

Noun

سكينة • (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
See also

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سِكِّينَة (sikkīna).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sik.kiː.ne/, [sɪkˈkiː.ne], [-a]
  • Audio (Bethlehem)(file)

Noun

سكّينة • (sikkīne) f (plural سكاكين (sakākīn))

  1. knife
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