Etymology

sukun

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Today it means: A diacritic (ـْ) used in the Arabic abjad to mark the absence of a vowel. Full definition →

Arabic سُكُون
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromسُكُون
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromسُكُون
  3. English todaysukun

Borrowed from Arabic سُكُون (sukūn).

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