sukun

S1U1K5U1N1
/suˈkun/

noun

A diacritic (ـْ) used in the Arabic abjad to mark the absence of a vowel.

“Near-synonyms: virama, halant”

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounsukun (plural sukuns)

plural sukuns · alternative sukkun · alternative sukūn

  1. A diacritic (ـْ) used in the Arabic abjad to mark the absence of a vowel.

    Near-synonyms: virama, halant

    Synonyms: virama, halant

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA diacritic (ـْ) used in the Arabic abjad to mark the absence of a vowel.

Origin

  1. Arabicسُكُون
  2. Arabicسُكُون
  3. Englishsukun

Borrowed from Arabic سُكُون (sukūn).

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Translations

Arabic سُكُون
  • سُكُون (sukūn)Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
Chinese Mandarin 靜符 /静符
  • 靜符 /静符 (jìngfú)Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
French soukoun
  • soukounDiacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
German Sukun
  • SukunDiacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
Hindi जज़्म
  • जज़्म (jazm)Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
Indonesian sukun
  • sukunDiacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
Japanese スクーン
  • スクーン (sukūn)Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
Korean 수쿤
  • 수쿤 (sukun)Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
Malay baris mati, tanda mati
  • baris matiDiacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
  • tanda matiDiacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
  • sukunDiacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
Polish sukun
  • sukunDiacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
Russian суку́н
  • суку́н (sukún)Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
Turkish sükûn, cezm
  • sükûnDiacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
  • cezmDiacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
Urdu جَزْم
  • جَزْم (jazm)Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

sukun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sukun

MLA

“sukun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sukun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sukun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sukun.

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