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سَكَنَ

us'kun

Dwell

বসবাস করো

Root letters: س ك نAppears 15 times in the Qur'an#618 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form I
Learn it in lesson 62

About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form IRoot letters: س ك ن

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)سَكَنَ3 times
  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)تُسْكَن8 times
  • Command (amr)ٱسْكُنْ4 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • لِتَسْكُنُوا۟that you may restlitaskunū · 3 times
  • ٱسْكُنْDwellus'kun · 2 times
  • ٱسْكُنُوا۟Liveus'kunū · 2 times
  • سَكَنَdwellssakana · 1 times
  • لِيَسْكُنَthat he might liveliyaskuna · 1 times
  • وَسَكَنتُمْAnd you dweltwasakantum · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root س ك ن — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

And to Him belongs that which reposes by night and by day, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

Surah 6:13 — Read full ayah

And out of His mercy He made for you the night and the day that you may rest therein and [by day] seek from His bounty and [that] perhaps you will be grateful.

Surah 28:73 — Read full ayah

And you lived among the dwellings of those who wronged themselves, and it had become clear to you how We dealt with them. And We presented for you [many] examples."

Surah 14:45 — Read full ayah