sakn ساكن
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“sakn” (ساكن) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning living, residing (somewhere).
Meanings
- living, residing (somewhere)
- inhabitant, resident
Usage
Sakn, the participle of the verb skn "to live", is the normal way to say where one lives: "ana sakn f Casa", "I live in Casablanca". It agrees in gender and number: sakna in the feminine, saknin in the plural. It is used with f ("in, at") or m3a ("with"). As a participle, it describes a current situation, where the present tense is used in English. The word can also mean an inhabitant or a tenant. The register is neutral and it is used everywhere.
Example
راه ساكن فلڤيلا
rah saken flvilla
“He lives in a villa.”
Forms
| feminine | sakna |
|---|---|
| plural | sokkan |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sakn” but also “saken”, “saakn”, “sakin” and “saaken”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “sakn” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “living, residing”; “resident”: sakan in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “living, residing (somewhere)”; “resident, inhabitant”: saken in Tunisian.