سُكْنَى habitation in Arabic
سُكْنَى is how you say “habitation” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
هكذا تصير الذاكرةُ مسكنًا صالحًا للسكنى لا مستودعَ فوضى
Thus, memory becomes a dwelling fit to live in, not a warehouse of chaos.
لِلسُّكْنَى for habitation
The 'li-' marks what the dwelling is fit FOR — 'for being lived in.' The noun, in its fixed form after the preposition. Memory becomes a place fit to DWELL in — orderly, welcoming.
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ومعصيته توجب سُكْنى الْجنان ونزول مَحل الرضْوَان
And disobeying him earns dwelling in the gardens and reaching the abode of divine pleasure.
سُكْنَى dwelling
This is 'dwelling, residing' heading a possessive pairing with the noun after it, 'dwelling in the gardens'. It is a verbal noun naming the act as a thing, and the object of 'brings about', so it takes the accusative while owning the noun that follows.