سكينة

العربية

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سكينة^¹

/sa.kiː.na/

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

noun سَكِينَة · sakīna · سَكَائِن · السَّكِينَة

inner peace, tranquility, calmness
presence of God, shechinah هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ ٱلسَّكِينَةَ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

سكينة^²

/sik.kiː.na/

noun سِكِّينَة · sikkīna · سَكَاكِين · السِّكِّينَة

alternative alternative form of سِكِّين (sikkīn, “knife”)

In English

peace of mind absence of mental stress

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سكينة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}