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سَكَنِيّ
residential /sa.ka.ˈniː/
adjectiveB2#4305 most common
Also: housing (attributive), domestic (relating to dwelling)
Example sentences
هذا حيٌّ سكنيٌّ.
This is a residential neighborhood.
أسكن في مبنى سكني قريب من المدرسة.
I live in a residential building near the school.
اشترت العائلة شقة في مجمع سكني جديد.
The family bought an apartment in a new residential complex.
تحتاج المنطقة السكنية إلى مزيد من الحدائق العامة.
The residential area needs more public parks.
ارتفعت أسعار العقارات السكنية بشكل ملحوظ هذا العام.
Residential property prices rose noticeably this year.
يهدف المشروع إلى تطوير منطقة سكنية متكاملة الخدمات على أطراف المدينة.
The project aims to develop a fully serviced residential area on the outskirts of the city.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سَكَنِيٌّ | سَكَنِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | سَكَنِيٍّ | سَكَنِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | سَكَنِيًّا | سَكَنِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا سَكَنِيُّ | يا سَكَنِيُّونَ |
Word family
سَكَنَto dwell, reside; to become still
سَاكِنresident; still, motionless
مَسْكَنdwelling, houseإِسْكَانhousing, the provision of accommodation
سُكُونstillness, calm
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral Semitic root س-ك-ن (s-k-n), which carries the sense of dwelling and stillness. From this root Arabic formed سَكَن, meaning a dwelling or a state of calm. Adding the nisba suffix ـِيّ, which turns a noun into a relational adjective meaning 'of or pertaining to,' produced سَكَنِيّ, 'residential.'
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