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مسكن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of dwelling, residing, and settling in a place. It extends to the idea of a dwelling itself, as well as the state of being settled or residing. It can also metaphorically refer to a state of being subdued or settled in a negative sense.

Derived headwords

مَسْكَنnoun
  1. 1.
    dwellingboth

    A place where one lives or resides; a house or home.

  2. 2.
    settlementboth

    A place where people have settled to live, often permanently.

مَسَاكِينnoun
  1. 1.
    poor peopleboth

    Those who are poor and needy; the destitute.

  2. 2.
    humble peopleclassical

    Those who are humbled, subdued, or brought low, even if they are wealthy.

مِسْكَانnoun
  1. 1.
    bedouinclassical

    A term referring to Arabs of the desert, often implying a specific lifestyle or origin.

Parallel reading

أنه نهى عن بيع المسكان
That he prohibited the sale of dwellings.
روي عن أبي عمرو أنه قال: المساكين العرابين، واحدها مسكان
It is narrated from Abu Amr that he said: The 'misakin' are the desert Arabs, and their singular is 'miskan'.
والمساكين: الأذلاء المقهورون، وإن كانوا أغنياء
And the 'misakin': the humbled, the subjugated, even if they are wealthy.