Sakīnah
سَكِينَة
Say it sa-KEE-nah
Tranquillity, calm
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- s-k-n
- Origin
- Arabic
- Also spelled
- Sakina, Sakeena, Sakeenah
Meaning & source
Tranquillity, calm and dignity.
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والسَّكينة: الوَدَاعة والوَقار
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root s-k-n, vol. 13, p. 213 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)