sokna سكنى

Moroccan Darija · noun

“sokna” (سكنى) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning housing, accommodation.

Meanings

1. housing, accommodation
2. living somewhere, residence

Usage

Sokna refers to housing or accommodation, especially when provided by an institution, an employer or a relative: sokna f lmedrassa, sokna dyal lkhedma. The word is related to the verb sken (to live, to dwell). It is heard in phrases such as 3ndo sokna (he is housed) or qelleb 3la sokna (look for housing). To talk about the house itself, one rather says dar; sokna stresses the fact of being housed. The register is common, somewhat administrative in some contexts (staff housing, boarding school).

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sokna” but also “skna”, “sekna” and “sukna”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “sokna” on the Arabic keyboard