Word Meaning
साकिनान
sākinān
hinoun
Meaning
Residents, inhabitants, or dwellers (plural).
Detailed Meaning
The Persian plural of the Arabic-origin noun 'saakin', meaning residents, dwellers, or inhabitants of a place. In this couplet, it specifically addresses the people who reside in the beloved's lane or neighbourhood.
Etymology
Arabic 'sākin' (resident, from root s-k-n, to reside/be quiet) combined with the Persian plural suffix '-ān'.
Usage
Commonly used in classical ghazal as an address (nida) with izafat to evoke the residents of the beloved's lane or other symbolic spaces.
Examples
saakinān-e-shahr-e-wafa (residents of the city of fidelity)
saakinān-e-kūcha-e-yār (dwellers of the beloved's lane)
Synonyms
बाशिंदेमुक़ीमीनरहने वालेनिवासी
Related Words
साकिनसुकूनतमस्कनसुकून