साकिनान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ساکنان, from Arabic سَاكِنُونَ (sākinūna).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɑː.kɪ.nɑːn/, [säː.kɪ.nä̃ːn]

Noun

साकिनान • (sākinānm (Urdu spelling ساکنان)

  1. inhabitants, dwellers, residents
    • 1797 – 1869, Ghalib:
      ऐ साकिनान-ए-कूचा-ए-दिलदार देखना,
      तुम को कहीं जो 'ग़ालिब'-ए-आशुफ़्ता-सर मिले।
      ai sākinān-e-kūcā-e-dildār dekhnā,
      tum ko kahī̃ jo 'ġālib'-e-āśuftā-sar mile.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. residents of name of the place
    1.अमित कुमार 2. मोहन दास साकिनान मुरादाबाद
    1.amit kumār 2. mohan dās sākinān murādābād
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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