Arabic vocabulary
سَكَنَdwell
How to say “dwell” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
فصل إيّاك والمعاصي فإنها أزالت عزّ اسجدوا، وأخرجت إقطاع اسكن يا آدم
Beware of sins, for they removed the honor of 'bow down,' and expelled the estate of 'dwell, O Adam.'
اسْكُنْ — 'dwell'. A command 'dwell!, settle!' to 'you' (singular); quoted from the address to Adam.
From: Adam's Descent →
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