مسكن
العربية
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مسكن¹
- /mas.kan/
Where it comes from
Noun of place from the verb سَكَنَ (sakana, “to reside”). Cognate with Hebrew מִשְׁכָּן (miškān, “dwelling”) and Classical Syriac ܡܫܟܢܐ (meškānā).
noun مَسْكَن · maskan · مَسَاكِن · الْمَسْكَن
- noun of place of سَكَنَ (sakana): residence; house, home
- dormitory
مسكن²
- /mu.sak.kin/
Where it comes from
Derived from the active participle of سَكَّنَ (sakkana, “to soothe”).
adjective مُسَكِّن · musakkin · مُسَكِّنَة · مُسَكِّنُون · مُسَكِّنَات
- active participle of سَكَّنَ (sakkana)
- soothing, calming
- analgesic
noun مُسَكِّن · musakkin · مُسَكِّنَات · الْمُسَكِّن
- analgesic, painkiller
In English
- nest snug residence
- residence place where one lives
- palliative reducing progression and relieving symptoms
- sedative an agent or drug that sedates
- painkiller a drug that numbs the pain in the body
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