Arabic vocabulary
سَكِينَة is how you say “tranquility” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
فتعلوه السكينَة وَالْوَقار فِي قلبه وَلسَانه وجوارحه وسمته
Then tranquility and dignity overshadow his heart, tongue, limbs, and demeanor.
السَّكِينَةُ — tranquility. The subject of 'overcomes', nominative, definite — a settling calm. Placed after its verb, which agreed with it as feminine.
From: Humility Before the Divine →فَنزلت السكينَة فارتفع خوف الْحَادِث
Then tranquility descended, and fear of the event was lifted.
السَّكِينَةُ — tranquility. This is the delayed subject of the verb before it, hence the '-u' ending. The noun names a God-sent settling of the heart, the same calm the Qur'an describes descending in the cave.
From: The Prophet's Refuge in the Cave →إلَّا نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ السَّكِينَةُ،
except that tranquility descends upon them,
السَّكِينَةُ — tranquility. The delayed subject of 'descends', in the '-u' ending and feminine, naming the God-sent settling of the heart, the same calm of the cave. It is the certain gift that crowns their gathering.
From: Easing a Believer's Hardship →OpenArabic teaches words like سَكِينَة through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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