ساکن

Persian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic سَاكِن (sākin), from سَكَنَ (sakana).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? sākin
    Dari reading? sākin
    Iranian reading? sâken
    Tajik reading? sokin

    Noun

    ساکن • (sākin / sâken) (plural ساکنان (sākinān / sâkenân), or ساکن‌ها (sākin-hā / sâken-hâ), Tajik spelling сокин)

    1. resident, inhabitant
      Synonyms: باشنده (bâšande), مقیم (moqim)
    Persian terms derived from the Arabic root س ك ن (0 c, 3 e)

    Descendants

    • → Hindustani:
      Hindi: साकिन (sākin)
      Urdu: سَاکِن (sākin)
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