سكــن
1 سَكَــنَ, (
S,
Mgh,
L,
Msb,
K,)
aor. ـُ (
L,)
inf. n. سُكُــونٌ, (
S,
Mgh,
L,
Msb,
K,) said of a thing, (
S,
L,) of a thing that moves, (
Mgh,
Msb,) It was, or became, still, motionless, stationary, in a state of rest, quiet, calm, or unruffled, (هَدَأَ, Abu-l-'Abbás,
L, or قَرَّ,
K,) after motion; (Abu-l-'Abbás,
L;) its motion [ceased, or] went away; (
L,
Msb;) and in like manner said of a man, and of a beast: (Abu-l-'Abbás,
L:) and said of anything such as wind and heat and cold and the like; of rain; [and of pain;] and of anger; [&c.;] it was, or became, still, calm, tranquillized, appeased, allayed, assuaged, or quelled; [it died away, passed away, or ceased to be: and it remitted, or subsided; became alleviated, light, slight, or gentle:] and said of a man [or beast or the like, and of a voice or sound], he [or it] was, or became, still, or silent. (
L.) [Hence,] one says,
سَكَــنَ الدَّمْعُ, and الدَّمُ, meaning رَقَأَ [The tears, and the blood, stopped, or ceased to flow]. (
S and
Mgh in art. رقاٌ.) [And one says of heat, and cold, and pain, &c.,
سَكَــنَ عَنْهُ It passed away from him; quitted him. And
سَكَــنَتِ النَّارُ The fire became extinguished; or became allayed or assuaged; subsided; or ceased to flame or blaze or burn fiercely,]
b2: [Hence also, It (a letter) was or became, quiescent; i. e., without a vowel immediately following it;
contr. of تَحَرَّكَ.]
b3: And
سَكَــنَ إِلَيْهِ, (
Msb, [where the
aor. is said to be
سَكِــنَ, but this is either a mistake or rare, for the
aor. accord. to common usage is
سَكُــنَ, as in the
Kur vii.] 189 and xxx. 20,])
inf. n. سُكُــونٌ (
Mgh,
Msb) and
سَكَــنٌ, (
Msb,) He trusted to it, or relied upon it, so as to be, or become, easy, or quiet, in mind;
i. q. رَكَنَ إِلَيْهِ; (
S and
K &c. in art. ركن;) and اِطْمَأَنَّ إِلَيْهِ; (
TA in art. طمن;) [and اِعْتَمَدَ عَلَيْهِ; and وَثِقَ بِهِ; &c.; and he inclined to it;
syn. مَالَ إِلَيْهِ; and became familiar with it;
syn. اِسُتَأْنَسَ بِهِ, and أَلِفَ; agreeably with explanations here following;] namely, a thing: (
Msb:) and
سَكَــنَ إِلَيْهَا,
aor. ـُ he trusted to her, or relied upon her, so as to be, or become, easy, or quiet, in mind; &c., as above;
syn. اِطْمَأَنَّ إِلَيْهَا; (
Ksh and
Bd in vii. 189, and
Ksh in xxx. 20;) and مَالَ إِلَيْهَا; (
Ksh in vii. 189, and the same and
Bd in xxx. 20;) and اِسْتَأْنَسَ بِهَا, and أَلِفَ; (
Bd in the same two places;) namely, his wife. (
Ksh and
Bd.)
b4: And
سَكَــنَ الَّدارَ, (
S,
MA,
Mgh,
L,
Msb,
K,) and فِى الدَّارِ, (
Mgh,
Msb,) and بِالمَكَانِ, (
L,)
aor. ـُ (
L,
Msb,
JM,)
inf. n. سُكْــنَى (
MA,
Mgh,
L,
JM) and
سُكُــونٌ (
MA,
L) and
سُكْــنٌ, (
MA,) or ↓
سُكْــنَى is a simple
subst., and the
inf. n. is
سكــن, (
Msb, [
accord. to which the latter is
app. سَكَــنٌ, for it is there said that the verb in this case is like طَلَبَ, the unaugmented
inf. n. of which is طَلَبٌ, but this
inf. n. سَكَــنُ I have not found elsewhere, and what is generally used as the
inf. n. or quasi-
inf. n. of the verb in this case is ↓
سُكْــنَى,]) or ↓
سُكْــنَى is a
subst. in the sense of إِـ
ـسْكَــانٌ, as
expl. below, (
Mgh,) [or rather it is also a
subst. in this sense,] He inhabited, or dwelt or abode in, the house [and the place]. (
MA,
Mgh.) وَلَهُ مَا
سَكَــنَ فِى اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ, in the
Kur [vi. 13], is from الـ
ـسُّكْــنَى (
Ksh,
Bd) or from الـ
ـسُّكُــونُ: (
Bd:) if from the former, (
Ksh,
Bd,) it signifies To Him belongeth what taketh up its abode in the night and the day; (
IAar,
Ksh, *
Bd, *
L,
Jel;) meaning, what the night and the day include within their limits: (
Ksh, *
Bd:) or, if from الـ
ـسُّكُــونُ, (
Bd,) what is still, or motionless, (Abu-l-'Abbás,
Bd,
L,) and what moves; one of the two contraries being mentioned as sufficient [to show what is intended] without the other; (
Bd;)
app. meaning the creation, collectively, or all created beings. (Abu-l-'Abbás,
L.)
b5: And
سَكَــنَ, (
L,
K,)
aor. ـُ (
K,) He became such as is termed مِـ
ـسْكِــين [
q. v.]; (
L,
K;) as also
سَكُــنَ, (
K,) and ↓ ا
سكــن, and ↓ تـ
ـسكّــن, and ↓ تَمَـ
ـسْكَــنَ: (
L,
K:) and [thus it means particularly] he was, or became, lowly, humble, or submissive; and low, abject, abased, and weak; as also ↓ ا
سكــن, (
L,) and ↓ تـ
ـسكّــن, and ↓ تَمَـ
ـسْكَــنَ; (
S, *
L;) the former of these being the regular form, (
S,
L,) and the more common and more chaste; (
L;) the latter of them
anomalous, [from المِـ
ـسْكِــينُ,] like تَمَنْدَلَ from المِنْدِيلُ, and تَمَدْرَعَ from المِدْرَعَةُ; (
S,
L;) and ↓ استكن, (
L,
Msb,) and ↓ اِسْتَكَانَ, of the measure اِفْتَعَلَ (
L,
Msb,
K) from المَـ
ـسْكَــنَةُ (
L,
K) or from الـ
ـسُّكُــونُ, (
Msb,) with ا added, (
L,
Msb,) the vowel of the medial radical letter being thus rendered full in sound, (
L,
Msb,
K,) or it is of the measure اِسْتَفْعَلَ from الكِينَةُ, signifying “ evil state or condition,” (
Msb,) or from الكَيْنُ signifying “ the [piece of] flesh in the interior of the vulva,” because he who is lowly and abject is the most obscure of mankind. (
L. [See also arts.
كون and كين.]) 2
سكّــنهُ, (
S,
L,
Msb,
K,)
inf. n. تَـ
ـسْكِــينٌ, (
S,
L,
K,) He, or it, caused it to be, or become, still, motionless, stationary, in a state of rest, quiet, calm, or unruffled; (
S, *
L,
Msb,
K;) namely, a thing: (
S,
L,
Msb:) [and caused it, namely, anything such as wind, and heat, and cold, and the like, as rain, and pain, and anger, to be, or become, still, or calm; stilled, calmed, tranquillized, appeased, allayed, assuaged, or quelled, it; caused it to die away, pass away, or cease to be: and caused it to remit, or subside; to become alleviated, light, slight, or gentle: and caused him, and it, namely, a man or beast or the like, and a voice or sound, to become still, or silent: (see 1, first sentence:)] and ↓ ا
سكــنهُ signifies the same. (
L.) [Hence,] one says of God,
سكّــن دَمْعَهُ, meaning أَرْقَأَهُ [He caused his tears to stop, or cease flowing]. (
S and
TA in art. رقأ.)
b2: [and hence, He made it (a letter) quiescent; i. e., made it to be without a vowel immediately following it;
contr. of حَرَّكَهُ.]
A2: تَـ
ـسْكِــينٌ also signifies The straightening a cane, or spear, (صَعْدَة,) with fire [which is termed الـ
ـسَّكَــن]. (
IAar,
L,
K.)
A3: and The constantly riding a light and swift ass which is termed
سُكَــيْن. (
IAar,
L,
K.) 3 ساكنهُ,
inf. n. مُسَاكَنَةٌ,
i. q. جَاوَرَهُ [meaning He lived in his neighbourhood, or near to him]. (
TA in art. جور.) 4 ا
سكــن: see 1, near the end, in two places.
A2: ا
سكــنهُ: see 2, first sentence.
b2: [Hence,] said of poverty, It made him to be little, or seldom, in motion. (Aboo-Is-hák,
L,
K.)
b3: And, said of God, He made him to be such as is termed مِـ
ـسْكِــين [
q. v.]. (
L,
K.)
b4: And ا
سكــنهُ الدَّارَ, (
S,
L,
Msb,
K,) or المَنْزِلَ, (
MA,) He made him [or gave him] to inhabit the house, or abode; (
S, *
MA,
L, *
Msb, *
K; *) he lodged him therein. (
MA.) 5 تـ
ـسكّــن, said of a man, is from الـ
ـسَّكِــينَةُ [i. e. He had, or possessed, or affected, the quality thus termed; meaning he was, or became, or affected to be, calm, tranquil, grave, staid, steady, or sedate; &c.]. (
L.) See also
Q. Q. 2, below: and see 1, above, near the end, in two places.
8 استكن, and its var. or
syn. اِسْتَكَانَ: see 1, near the end.
Q. Q. 2 تَمَـ
ـسْكَــنَ He affected to be like, or he imitated, such as are termed مَسَاكِين [
pl. of مِـ
ـسْكِــينٌ,
q. v.]. (
IAth,
L.)
b2: See also 1, near the end, in two places. You say, تَمَـ
ـسْكَــنَ لِرَبِهِ He humbled, or abased, himself to his Lord; or addressed himself with earnest, or energetic, supplication to Him: and ↓ تـ
ـسكّــن is like تَمَـ
ـسْكَــنَ. (
Lh,
L.)
سَكْــنٌ, a
quasi-pl. n. of ↓ سَاكِنٌ, like as شَرْبٌ is of شَارِبٌ, called by
Akh a
pl., (
L,) The inhabitants, people, or family, of a house or tent; (
S,
L,
K;) a household. (
L.)
b2: And The collective body of the people of a tribe: one says, تَحَمَّلَ الـ
ـسَّكْــنُ فَذَهَبُوا [The collective body of the people of the tribe bound the loads, or burdens, upon their beasts, and went away]. (
Lh,
L.)
b3: See also
سَكَــنٌ.
b4: And see the paragraph here next following.
سُكْــنٌ: see
سُكْــنَى.
b2: And see also مَـ
ـسْكَــنٌ, in three places.
b3: Also, (
L,
JM, [thus written in both, and expressly said in the latter to be “ with damm,”]) or ↓
سَكَــنٌ, (thus in copies of the
K,) or ↓
سَكْــنٌ, (thus in the
CK,) [but the first is
app. the right,] Food, aliment, or victuals,
syn. قُوتٌ; (
L,
K,
JM;) like نُزْلٌ meaning “ food (طَعَام,
L,
JM) of a party alighting to partake of it,” and said to be called
سُكْــنٌ because by means of it a place is inhabited, like as the نُزْل of an army means the “ appointed rations of an army alighting at a place. ” (
L.)
سَكَــنٌ A thing, (
S,
L,
Msb,
K,) of any kind, (
S,
L,) to which one trusts, or upon which one relies, so as to be, or become, easy, or quiet, in mind; (
S,
L,
Msb,
K;) and in like manner, a person, or persons, to whom one trusts, &c.: applied in this sense to a family, or wife, (
L,
Msb,) as well as to property, (
Msb,) &c.: (
L,
Msb:) and hence [particularly] signifying a wife. (
L.) One says, [
app. using it in this sense, as seems to be indicated by the context in the
S,] فُلَانٌ أْبْنُ الـ
ـسَّكَــنِ [Such a one is the son of the
سَكَــن]; and
As used to say ↓ الـ
ـسَّكْــنِ: (
S,
L:)
accord. to Ibn-Habeeb, one says
سَكَــن and
سَكْــن. (
L.) And it is said in the
Kur [vi. 96], جَعَلَ
أْللَّيْلَ
سَكَــنًا He hath made, or appointed, the night to be a resource for ease, or quiet. (
L.) And in the same [ix. 104], إِنَّ صَلَوَاتِكَ
سَكَــنٌ لَهُمْ, i. e. [Verily thy prayers for forgiveness are] a cause of ease, or quiet, to them. (
Zj,
L.) [And ↓
سُكْــنَةٌ seems to have a similar meaning: for]
ISh says, تَغْطِيَةُ الوَجْهِ عِنْدَ النَّوْمِ
سُكْــنَةٌ,
app. [The covering of the face on the occasion of sleep is a cause of ease, or quiet,] in the case of loneliness, or of fear arising therefrom. (
L.) And it is said in a
trad., اَللّٰهُمَّ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا فِى أَرْضِنا
سَكَــنَهَا, meaning O God, send down upon us, in our land, the succour, or relief, of its inhabitants, [
app. alluding to rain,] to which they may trust so as to be easy, or quiet, in mind. (
L.)
b2: Also
i. q. مَـ
ـسْكِــنٌ. (
Lh,
L, and
Ham p. 400.) See the latter word, in three places.
b3: And Fire; [
app. first applied thereto as being a cause of ease, or comfort;] (
S,
L,
K;) as in the saying [of a rájiz], وَـ
ـسَكَــنٍ تُوقَدُ فِىمِظَلَّهْ [And a fire kindled in a large tent of hair-cloth, or in a booth, or shed], (
S,
L,) describing himself as driven to have recourse thereto by the night, and by a moist wind, or a wind cold with moisture; and [afterwards used without any allusion to its being a cause of ease, or comfort,] as in the saying of another, describing a cane, أَقَامَهَا بِـ
ـسَكَــنٍ وَأَدْهَانْ meaning He straightened it with fire and oils. (
L.)
b4: And Mercy, pity, or compassion. (
K, [See also
سَكِــينَةٌ.])
b5: And
i. q. بَرَكَةٌ [A blessing; prosperity, or good fortune; increase; &c.]. (
K.)
A2: See also
سُكْــنٌ:
A3: and
سُكْــنَى:
A4: and see سَآكِنٌ.
سَكْــنَةٌ A quiescence of a letter; its having no vowel immediately following; opposed to حَرَكَةٌ:
pl. سَكَــنَاتٌ.]
b2: تَرَكْتُهُمْ عَلَى
سَكَــنَاتِهِمْ: see
سَكِــنَةٌ.
سُكْــنَةٌ: see
سَكَــنٌ.
سَكِــنَةٌ A place; [properly] a place of habitation or abode:
pl. سَكِــنَاتٌ. (
L.) It is said in a
trad., اِسْتَقِرُّوا عَلَى
سَكِــنَاتِكُمْ فَقَدِ انْقَطَعَتِ الهِجْرَةُ, (
S,
L,
K, *) i. e. Rest ye, or remain ye, at your places, (
S,
L,) or in your places of habitation or abode, (
S,
L,
K,) for emigration has [ended, having] become no longer needful. (
L.) And one says, النَّاسُ عَلَى
سَكِــنَاتِهِمْ, [virtually] meaning,
accord. to
Fr, The people are in their right state: (
S,
L:) and in like manner is
expl. the saying, تَرَكْتُهُمْ عَلَى
سَكِــنَاتِهِمْ and ↓
سَكَــنَاتِهِمْ and نَزَلَاتِهِمْ; but the approved explanation is, [I left them] at their places of habitation, which is that of
Th; or, as in the
M, their places of alighting, or abode. (
L.)
b2: Also The part, of the neck, which is the resting-place of the head. (
S,
L,
K.) So in the saying, (
S,
L,) attributed to several poets, (
L,) بِضَرْبِ يُزِيلُ الهَامَ عَنْ
سَكِــنَاتِهِ [With a smiting that removes the heads from their resting-places on the necks]. (
S,
L.)
سُكْــنَى is an
inf. n. of
سَكَــنَ in the phrase
سَكَــنَ الدَّارَ: (
MA,
Mgh,
L,
JM:) or a simple
subst. therefrom: (
Msb:) or a
subst. in the sense of إِـ
ـسْكَــانٌ, like رُقْبَى in the sense of إِرْقَابٌ: (
Mgh:) see 1, in three places: or it is a
subst. (
S,
L,
K) also (
L) from أَـ
ـسْكَــنَهُ الدَّارَ, (
S,
L,
K,) like as عُتْبَى is from إِعْتَابٌ, (
S,
L,) and so is ↓
سَكَــنٌ, (
Lh,
L,
K,) [which is
app. mentioned in the
Msb as an
inf. n. of the former verb,] signifying, as also ↓
سُكْــنٌ, [so in one place, as on the authority of
Lth, in the
L, and said in the
MA to be, like
سُكْــنَى, an
inf. n. of the verb first mentioned above,] The making [or giving] a man a place, or an abode, to inhabit, without rent; (
L, and
Ham p. 400 in explanation of the first of these words;) the term
سُكْــنَى being similar to عُمْرَى. (
L.)
b2: See also مَـ
ـسْكَــنٌ, in five places.
سُكَــيْنٌ An ass light, or active, and quick, or swift: and
سُكَــيْنَةٌ is applied to a she-ass (
L,
K) in the same sense. (
L.)
b2: Hence the latter is used as a name for (assumed
tropical:) A girl, or young woman, or a female slave, that is of a light, or an active, spirit. (
L.)
b3: The former also signifies A wild ass. (
L.)
b4: And الـ
ـسُّكَــيْنَةُ is the name of The gnat that entered into the nose of Numrood [or Nimrod]. (
L,
K.)
سَكِــينَةٌ (
S,
L,
Msb,
K) and ↓
سِكِّــينَةٌ (
Ks,
L,
K) and ↓
سَكِّــينَةٌ, (
L,
Msb,) mentioned in the “ Nawádir,” (
Msb,) on the authority of
Az, (
L,) but of a measure of which there is no [other] known instance, (
L,
Msb,) Calmness, or tranquillity; (
S,
L,
Msb,
K;) gravity, staidness, steadiness, or sedateness; (
S,
L,
Msb;) and a quality inspiring reverence or veneration: (
Msb:) and, as some say, mercy, pity, or compassion: [see also
سَكَــنٌ:] and aid or assistance; or victory or conquest: and a thing whereby a man is calmed, or tranquillized: (
L:)
pl. of the first word
سَكَــائِنُ. (
Har p. 62.) One says of a man who is calm or tranquil, or grave &c., عَلَيْهِ الـ
ـسَّكِــينَةُ [Upon him is resting, or abiding, calmness &c.]. (
L.) And it is said in a
trad., respecting the Prophet, on the occasion of the coming down of revelation, فَغَشِيَتْهُ الـ
ـسَّكِــينَةُ, meaning And calmness, or tranquillity, and غَيْبَة [i. e., as here used, absence of mind from self and others by its being exclusively occupied by the contemplation of divine things], came upon him. (
L.) And in the
Kur [ii. 249], it is said, [with reference to the coming of the ark of the covenant,] فِيهِ
سَكِــينَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ, meaning [In which shall be] a cause of your becoming tranquil, [or easy in your minds,] when it cometh to you [from your Lord]: (
Zj,
L,
K:) or, as some say, there was in it a head like that of the cat; when it uttered a cry, victory betided the Children of Israel: (
L:) or a thing having a head like that of the cat [and a tail like that of the cat (
Bd)], of chrysolite and sapphire, and a pair of wings: (
L,
K:) or an image like the cat, that was with them among their forces, on the appearance of which their enemies were routed: or an animal having a face like that of a human being, compact [in substance], the rest thereof being unsubstantial like the wind and the air: or the images of the Prophets, from Adam to Mohammad: (
Bd:) or the signs, or miracles, with the performance of which Moses was endowed, and to which they trusted so as to be easy, or quiet, in their minds: (
L:) or by the تَابُوت to which these words refer is meant the heart, [or rather the chest, i. e. bosom,] and the
سكــينة is the knowledge, and purity, or sincerity, in the heart [or bosom]. (
Bd.) In a
trad. of' Alee, respecting the building. of the Kaabeh, it is said, فَأَرْسَلَ اللّٰه إِلَيْهِ الـ
ـسَّكِــينَةَ, meaning [And God sent to him] the wind swift in its passage. (
L.)
سُكَــيْنَةٌ
fem. of
سُكَــيْنٌ [
q. v.]. (
L,
K. *) الطُّرَّةُ الـ
ـسُّكَــيْنِيَّةُ [The hair over the forehead (of a girl or woman) that is cut with a straight, or even, edge, or with two such edges one above the other, so as to form a kind of border, after the fashion of Sukeyneh,] is so called in relation to Sukeyneh the daughter of El-Hoseyn. (
S,
L,
K.)
سَكَّــانٌ A maker of
سَكَــاكِين [or knives], (
ISd,
L,
K, *)
pl. of
سِكِــينٌ; (
ISd,
L;) as also ↓
سَكَــاكِينِىٌّ, (
ISd,
L,
K,) which latter is held by
ISd to be
post-classical, being formed from the
pl., whereas by rule it should be formed from the
sing. (
L.)
سُكَّــانٌ The ذَنَب, (
Lth,
S,
MA,
Mgh,
L,) [i. e.] the rudder, (
MA,
KL,
PS,) of a ship or boat, (
Lth,
S,
MA,
Mgh,
L,) by means of which it is rightly directed, (
Lth,
Mgh, *
L,) and made still, or steady; (
Mgh,
L;) its خَدْف; (
AA,
L;)
i. q. خَيْزُرَانٌ and كَوْثَلٌ [meaning the same, or its tiller]: (A 'Obeyd,
L:) it is an Arabic word. (
L.) Hence the saying of Tarafeh, (
L,) likening to it the elevated neck of a she-camel, as being long, and quick in motion, (
EM p. 73,) [and thus
app. applying it to the upper and narrow part of a rudder,] كَـ
ـسُكَّــانِ بُوصِىٍ بِدِجْلَةَ مُصْعِدِ (
L,
EM,) i. e. Like the
سُكَّــان of a vessel of the sort called بُوصِىّ [ascending the Tigris]. (
EM.)
A2: Also
pl. of سَاكِنٌ [
q. v.]. (
L,
Msb.)
سِكِّــينٌ a word of well-known meaning; (
S,
Msb,
K;) i. e. A knife; (
MA,
PS;)
i. q. مُدْيَةٌ; (
L;) as also ↓
سِكِّــينَةٌ, (
ISd,
L,
K,) a
dial. var., (
ISd,
L,) occurring in a
trad., but the former is that which is commonly known: (
L:) so called because it stills the animals slaughtered with it: (
Az,
L,
Msb:) of the measure فِعِّيلٌ: (
IDrd,
L,
Msb:) or,
accord. to some, its ن is augmentative, so that it is of the measure فِعْلِينٌ: (
Msb:) it is
masc., and sometimes
fem.: (
Zj,
IAmb, *
L,
Msb,
K: *) not heard as
fem. by
IAar: (
L:) held to be only
masc. by
Az and
As and some others: (
Msb:) but sometimes it occurs in poetry as
fem. on the ground of meaning [as being
syn. with مُدْيَةٌ or شَفْرَهٌ], (
Msb,) and as such it occurs in a
trad.: (
L:) the
pl. is
سَكَــاكِينُ. (
ISd,
MA,
L.) [See an
ex. in a
prov. cited
voce سَلًى.]
سَكِّــينَةٌ: see
سَكِــينَةٌ.
سِكِّــينَةٌ: see
سَكِــينَةٌ:
b2: and see also
سِكِّــينٌ.
سَكَــاكِينِىٌّ: see
سَكَّــانٌ.
سَاكِنٌ Still, motionless, stationary, in a state of rest, quiet, calm, or unruffled: [applied to a letter, quiescent; i. e. without a vowel immediately following it:] still, calm, tranquil, becoming appeased or allayed or assuaged or quelled; [dying away, passing away, or ceasing to be: remitting, or subsiding; becoming alleviated, light, slight, or gentle:] still, or silent. (
L. [See its verb,
سَكَــنَ, first sentence.])
b2: Inhabiting, dwel-ling, or abiding; an inhabitant, or a lodger: (
L,
Msb:) and ↓
سَكَــنٌ signifies the same as سَاكِنٌ [
app. thus used]: (
L:) the
pl. of سَاكِنٌ is
سُكَّــانٌ. (
L,
Msb.) You say, هُمْ
سُكَّــانُ فُلَانٍ [They are the lodgers of such a one]. (
S,
L.) And
سُكَّــانُ الدَّارِ signifies The Jinn, or Genii, inhabiting the house. (
L. [Respecting the custom of sacrificing an animal to the Jinn on the occasion of buying a house, in order to prevent any injury from the Jinn thereof, see ذِبْجٌ. The belief that houses are inhabited by Jinn obtains among the Arabs in the present day.]) See also
سَكْــنٌ.
b3: [Other meanings are indicated by explanations of its verb.]
أَـ
ـسْكَــنُ More, and most, still, &c.]
مَـ
ـسْكَــنٌ and مَـ
ـسْكِــنٌ; (
S,
L,
Msb,
K;) the people of El-Hijáz say the former, (
S,
L,) and the latter is
anomalous; (
L;) [A place of habitation;] a place of alighting, abiding, sojourning, or lodging; an abode, or a dwelling; (
S,
L,
K;) a house, or a tent; (
S,
L,
Msb;)
pl. مَسَاكِنُ: (
Msb:) and ↓
سَكَــنُ signifies the same as مَـ
ـسْكِــنٌ, [thus in the
Kur xvi. 82,] (
Lh,
L, and
Ham p. 400,) as also ↓
سُكْــنَى, (
Lh,
L,) and ↓
سُكْــنٌ: you say, دَارٌ فِيهَا
↓
سَكَــنٌ and ↓
سُكْــنٌ, i. e. ↓
سُكْــنَى [or مَـ
ـسْكَــنٌ, meaning A house in which is a place of habitation, or a lodging]: (
L: [↓
سَكَــنٌ and ↓
سُكْــنٌ are there mentioned as
syn., each of them, with مَـ
ـسْكَــنٌ and
سُكْــنَى, but in different places; and I incline to think that
سُكْــنٌ thus mentioned may be a mistranscription for
سَكَــنٌ: I have not found it elsewhere in this sense:]) and ↓ دَارِى لَكَ
سُكْــنَى, in which the last word is [said to be] virtually in the
accus. case, as a denotative of state, meaning [My house is for thee,] as made [or given] to be inhabited, or as being inhabited: (
Mgh:) or ↓ لَكَ دَارِى هٰذِهِ
سُكْــنَى, meaning To thee this my house is a lent dwelling-place: and المَرْأَةِ ↓
سُكْــنَى means The wife's dwelling-place in which the husband lodges her. (
L.) مَرْعًى مُـ
ـسْكِــنٌ Abundant pasturage, [that causes people to abide in it,] not requiring to go away; like مُرْبِعٌ and مُنْرِلٌ. (
L.)
b2: أَصْبَحُوا مُـ
ـسْكِــنِينَ They became in the state termed مَـ
ـسْكَــنَةٌ. (
L,
K.) مَـ
ـسْكَــنَةٌ (
L,
Msb,
K) The state of him who is termed مِـ
ـسْكِــينٌ: primarily, lowliness, humility, or submissiveness: and meaning also lowness, abjectness, ignominiousness, abasement, or humiliation; and paucity of property; and an evil state or condition; also poverty of mind; and weakness; (
IAth,
L:) it is from الـ
ـسُّكُــونُ [an
inf. n. of
سَكَــنَ meaning as
expl. in the first sentence of this art.]. (
L.) مُـ
ـسْكَــانٌ, meaning “ an earnest,” or “ earnest money,” and of which [as well as of مِـ
ـسْكِــينٌ] the
pl. is مَسَاكِينُ, belongs to art. مـ
ـسك. (
TA.) مِـ
ـسْكِــينٌ (
S,
Mgh,
L,
Msb,
K, &c.) and مَـ
ـسْكِــينٌ, (
L,
Msb,
K,) the latter
anomalous, for there is no [other] instance of the measure مَفْعِيلٌ, (
L,) of the
dial. of Benoo-Asad, (
L,
Msb,) mentioned by
Ks as heard by him from some one or more of that tribe, (
L,) others saying مِـ
ـسْكِــينٌ, (
Msb,) of the measure مِفْعِيلٌ (
L) from الـ
ـسُّكُــونُ, because the person to whom it is applied trusts to, or relies upon, others, so as to be, or become, easy, or quiet, in mind: (
Mgh,
L,
Msb:) primarily, (
L,) it signifies Lowly, humble, or submissive; (
IAth,
Mgh,
L;) and therefore the Prophet said, اَللّٰهُمَّ أَحْيِنِى مِـ
ـسْكِــينًا وَأَمِتْنِى مِـ
ـسْكِــينًا وَاْحْشُرْنِى فِى زُمْرَةِ المَسَاكِينِ [O God, make me to live lowly, and make me to die lowly, and gather me among the congregation of the lowly]: (
Mgh, *
L:) and hence it sometimes applies to him who possesses little and [sometimes] to him who possesses much: (
L:) sometimes, (
S,) it signifies (
S,
IAth,
L,
Msb,
K) also (
IAth,
L) low, abject, ignominious, or in a state of abasement or humiliation; (
S,
IAth,
L,
Msb,
K;) and weak; (
S,
L,
K;) and subdued, or oppressed; though possessing riches or competence: (
Msb:) [therefore]
Sb says, it is one of the words expressive of pity, or compassion; [and as such may be rendered poor;] you say, مَرَرْت بِهِ المِـ
ـسْكِــينَ [I passed by him, I mean the poor man], putting it in the
accus. case by the implication of أَعْنِى, though it may be in the genitive case as a substitute [for the pronoun], and in the
nom. case by the suppression of هُوَ meant to be understood: (
L:) in other cases, (
S,) it is
syn. with فَقِيرٌ, (
S,
L,
Msb,) meaning (
Msb) destitute, i. e. possessing nothing: (
L,
Msb,
K:) or
accord. to
ISk, مـ
ـسكــين means thus; but the فقير is he who possesses a sufficiency of the means of subsistence: (
Msb:) or the former means possessing somewhat; (
L;) or [rather] needy, i. e. possessing what is not sufficient (
L,
K) for him (
K) or for his family: (
L:) or caused by poverty to have little power of motion; (
L,
K;) thus
expl. by Aboo-Is-hák; but this is improbable; for مـ
ـسكــين has the meaning of an active part.
n., and his explanation [like one of the others mentioned above] makes it to have that of a
pass. part. n.: (
L:)
Yoo says the like of
ISk: (
Msb:) he used to say that the مـ
ـسكــين is in a harder condition than the فقير: (
S,
L, *
Msb: *) he says, I asked an Arab of the desert, Art thou فقير? and he answered, No, by God, but rather مـ
ـسكــين; (
S,
L, *
Msb;) but 'Alee Ibn-Hamzeh says that this man may have meant that he was low, or abject, by reason of his distance from his people and his home; and that he does not think he meant anything but that: (
L:) [
J also adds,] it is said in a
trad. that the مـ
ـسكــين is not he whom a mouthful or two mouthfuls will turn back, or away, but is only he who does not beg, and who is not known so that he may be given [anything]; (
S;) but Ziyádet-Allah Ibn-Ahmad says that the فقير is he who sits in his house, not begging, and the مـ
ـسكــين is he who begs and is given; and hence it is argued that the latter is in a better condition than the former; though it indicates that the former is more highminded than the latter: (
L:)
accord. to
As, the مـ
ـسكــين is better in condition than the فقير; and this is [said to be] the right assertion, (
Mgh,
L,
Msb,) for the
pl. of the former is applied in the
Kur xviii. 78 to men possessing a ship, or boat, which is worth a considerable sum; (
L,
Msb;) but they may have been thus termed because they were humbled and abased by the tyranny of the king who took every ship, or boat, that he found upon the sea, by force; (
L;) and it is said that these men were hirers, not owners, of the vessel: (
TA voce فَقِيرٌ,
q. v.:) 'Alee Ibn-Hamzeh says, that the مـ
ـسكــين is better in condition than the فقير is shown by a passage in the
Kur [ix. 60], where it is said that the poor-rates are for the فُقَرَآء and the مَسَاكِين; for you will find the classes to be there mentioned in such an order that the second is better in condition than the first, and the third than the second, and in like manner the fourth and the fifth and the sixth and the seventh and the eighth: and he says that the same is shown by the fact that the Arabs sometimes used مـ
ـسكــين as a proper name, but not فقير: (
L:) or when these two words are used together, they differ in signification; and when used separately, they [sometimes] signify the same: (El-Bedr El-Karáfee,
TA in art. فقر:) [see more
voce فَقِيرٌ:] a woman is termed مِـ
ـسْكِــينَةٌ (
Sb,
S,
L,
Msb,
K) and مِـ
ـسْكِــينٌ also; (
S,
L,
K;) the former by way of assimilation to فَقِيرَةٌ; (
Sb,
S,
L;) the latter being
accord. to rule, for an
epithet of the measure مِفْعِيلٌ is regularly applied alike to a male and a female; (
S,
Msb;) or, as Abu-l-Hasan says, this is only when it is an intensive
epithet, which مِـ
ـسْكِــينَةٌ is not: (
L:) the
pl. is مَسَاكِينُ and مِـ
ـسْكِــينُونَ, (
S,
L,
K,) applied to men, (
K,) or to a company of people, (
S,
L,) and مِـ
ـسْكِــينَاتٌ applied to female. (
S,
L,
K.)
