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سكندر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root is primarily associated with the name 'Alexander', particularly Alexander the Great, and by extension, cities or places named after him. It also relates to the act of settling or populating a place, often with a specific group of people.

Derived headwords

إِسْكَانnoun
  1. 1.
    settlementboth

    The act of causing people to settle in a place, establishing a population.

  2. 2.
    housingmodern

    Providing accommodation or dwelling places for people.

يُسْكِنُverb
  1. 1.
    to inhabitboth

    To dwell or reside in a place.

  2. 2.
    to settleboth

    To cause people or a group to settle in a place.

سَكَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to dwellboth

    To live or reside in a place; to be settled.

  2. 2.
    to be calmboth

    To be tranquil, quiet, or still.

سَكِينَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tranquilityboth

    A state of peace, calmness, and serenity.

  2. 2.
    calmnessboth

    Absence of agitation or disturbance.

سَاكِنnoun
  1. 1.
    inhabitantboth

    A person or animal that lives in a particular place.

  2. 2.
    residentboth

    Someone who lives permanently in a place.

سَكَنْدَرname
  1. 1.
    Alexanderboth

    A proper name, most famously associated with Alexander the Great.

Parallel reading

بإجلاء أهلها
by evacuating its people
وإسكان طائفة من اليونان بها
and settling a group of Greeks therein
لحفظ الصبر
to preserve patience
لعظيم منفعته
due to its great benefit
ومن مدن هاذه الجزيرة بروه وملته ومنيسة
And among the cities of this island are Beroe, Miletus, and Menisus
وفي الأخيرة يسكن ملك الزنج
And in the latter resides the king of the Zanj.