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سَكَّن
to calm, to soothe /sakˈkana/
verbB1#2782 most common
Also: to pacify, to settle (someone) down, to relieve (pain)
Example sentences
هُوَ سَكَّنَ الطِّفْلَ.
He calmed the child.
سَكَّنَتِ الأُمُّ طِفْلَهَا الْبَاكِيَ.
The mother calmed her crying child.
الدَّوَاءُ سَكَّنَ أَلَمَ رَأْسِي.
The medicine relieved my headache.
حَاوَلَ الشُّرْطِيُّ أَنْ يُسَكِّنَ غَضَبَ الْحُشُودِ الْمُحْتَجَّةِ.
The policeman tried to calm the anger of the protesting crowds.
سَكَّنَتِ الْمُوسِيقَى الْهَادِئَةُ أَعْصَابَهُ بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ طَوِيلٍ فِي الْعَمَلِ.
The calm music soothed his nerves after a long day at work.
لَمْ تَسْتَطِعِ الْحُكُومَةُ أَنْ تُسَكِّنَ مَخَاوِفَ الْمُسْتَثْمِرِينَ رَغْمَ الْإِجْرَاءَاتِ الَّتِي اتَّخَذَتْهَا.
The government could not allay investors' fears despite the measures it had taken.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُسَكِّنُ | سَكَّنْتُ | سَأُسَكِّنُ |
| 2sg | تُسَكِّنُ | سَكَّنْتَ | سَتُسَكِّنُ |
| 3sg | يُسَكِّنُ | سَكَّنَ | سَيُسَكِّنُ |
| 1pl | نُسَكِّنُ | سَكَّنَّا | سَنُسَكِّنُ |
| 2pl | تُسَكِّنُونَ | سَكَّنْتُمْ | سَتُسَكِّنُونَ |
| 3pl | يُسَكِّنُونَ | سَكَّنُوا | سَيُسَكِّنُونَ |
Word family
سَكَنَto dwell, to be still (base Form I verb)
سُكُونstillness, calm; also the Arabic 'no-vowel' diacritic
سَاكِنresident; still, motionless
مَسْكَنdwelling, residence, homeسَكِينَةtranquility, peace of mind
Etymology
سَكَّن is the Form II, or causative, verb built on the triliteral Semitic root س-ك-ن, whose core sense is stillness, rest, and dwelling. Doubling the middle radical turns the base verb سَكَنَ, 'to be still, to reside,' into a causative meaning: 'to make still,' hence 'to calm' or 'to soothe.' The same root gives Arabic its word for a home and for the diacritic mark that signals the absence of a vowel.
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