سَكَنٌ

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سَكَنٌ A thing, of any kind, to which one trusts, or upon which one relies, so as to be, or become, easy, or quiet, in mind; and in like manner, a person, or persons, to whom one trusts, &c.: applied in this sense to a family, or wife, as well as to property, &c.: and hence [particularly] signifying a wife. One says, [app. using it in this sense, as seems to be indicated by the context in the S,] فُلَانٌ أْبْنُ السَّكَنِ [Such a one is the son of the سَكَن]; and As used to say : accord. to Ibn-Habeeb, one says سَكَن and سَكْن. And it is said in the Kur [vi. 96], جَعَلَ أْللَّيْلَ سَكَنًا He hath made, or appointed, the night to be a resource for ease, or quiet. And in the same [ix. 104], إِنَّ صَلَوَاتِكَ سَكَنٌ لَهُمْ, i. e. [Verily thy prayers for forgiveness are] a cause of ease, or quiet, to them. [And سُكْنَةٌ seems to have a similar meaning: for] ISh says, تَغْطِيَةُ الوَجْهِ عِنْدَ النَّوْمِ سُكْنَةٌ, app. [The covering of the face on the occasion of sleep is a cause of ease, or quiet,] in the case of loneliness, or of fear arising therefrom. And it is said in a trad., اَللّٰهُمَّ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا فِى أَرْضِنا سَكَنَهَا, meaning O God, send down upon us, in our land, the succour, or relief, of its inhabitants, [app. alluding to rain,] to which they may trust so as to be easy, or quiet, in mind.
2 Also i. q. مَسْكِنٌ. See the latter word, in three places.
3 And Fire; [app. first applied thereto as being a cause of ease, or comfort;] as in the saying [of a rájiz], وَسَكَنٍ تُوقَدُ فِىمِظَلَّهْ [And a fire kindled in a large tent of hair-cloth, or in a booth, or shed], describing himself as driven to have recourse thereto by the night, and by a moist wind, or a wind cold with moisture; and [afterwards used without any allusion to its being a cause of ease, or comfort,] as in the saying of another, describing a cane, أَقَامَهَا بِسَكَنٍ وَأَدْهَانْ meaning He straightened it with fire and oils.
4 And Mercy, pity, or compassion. (K, [See also سَكِينَةٌ.])
5 And i. q. بَرَكَةٌ [A blessing; prosperity, or good fortune; increase; &c.].

def.2 See also سُكْنٌ:

def.3 and سُكْنَى:

def.4 and see سَآكِنٌ.

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