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ساكِن
resident /ˈsaː.kin/
nounB1#1954 most common
Also: inhabitant, dweller, tenant/occupant
Example sentences
هُوَ سَاكِن جَديد فِي البِنايَة.
He is a new resident in the building.
كُلّ سَاكِن لَهُ مِفتاح خاصّ.
Every resident has their own key.
تَحَدَّثَ السَّاكِن مَعَ حارِس العِمارَة.
The resident spoke with the building's guard.
يَجِب عَلى كُلّ سَاكِن أَن يَدفَع الإيجار فِي الوَقت المُحَدَّد.
Every resident must pay the rent on time.
اِشتَكى السَّاكِن الجَديد مِن الضَّوضاء الصادِرَة مِن الشُّقَّة المُجاوِرَة.
The new resident complained about the noise coming from the neighboring apartment.
لَم يَكُن السَّاكِن الوَحيد فِي ذلِكَ الحَيّ المَهجور، بَل شارَكَهُ المَكان أَشباحُ الماضي.
He was not the only dweller in that abandoned neighborhood; the ghosts of the past shared the place with him.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سَاكِنٌ | سُكّانٌ |
| Genitive | سَاكِنٍ | سُكّانٍ |
| Accusative | سَاكِنًا | سُكّانًا |
| Vocative | يا سَاكِنُ | يا سُكّانُ |
Word family
سَكَنَto dwell, to reside
سَكَنdwelling, abodeمَسْكَنresidence, homeسُكّانinhabitants, population
سَكينَةcalm, tranquility
Etymology
The word is the active participle of the verb سَكَنَ, from the Semitic root س-ك-ن, which carries the double sense of being still and settling in a place. A person who settles somewhere becomes its dweller. The same root gives words for home, calm, and population.
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