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sukun

/suˈkun/

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

Noun

sukun (plural sukuns)

  1. A diacritic (ـْ) used in the Arabic abjad to mark the absence of a vowel.
    • Near-synonyms: virama, halant
    Synonyms:
    virama, halant

sukun meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Pashto and Arabic

sukun in Hindi

Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
जज़्म jazm

sukun in Urdu

Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
جَزْم jazm

sukun in Pashto

Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
سکون sokun

sukun in Arabic

Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
سُكُون sukūn
More languagesFewer languages
sukun in Malay
baris mati, tanda mati, sukun
sukun in Indonesian
sukun

Synonyms of sukun

Forms of sukun

pluralsukuns
alternative formsukkun
alternative formsukūn

Origin of sukun

Borrowed from Arabic سُكُون (sukūn).

Questions about sukun

What does sukun mean?
Sukun means a diacritic (ـْ) used in the Arabic abjad to mark the absence of a vowel.
What is sukun in Hindi?
Sukun in Hindi is जज़्म (jazm). See Sukun meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is sukun?
Sukun is a noun.
How do you pronounce sukun?
Sukun is pronounced /suˈkun/.
What is the plural of sukun?
The plural of sukun is sukuns.

Words near sukun in the dictionary

  1. sukuma wiki
  2. Sukumar
  3. Sukumas
  4. sukumawiki
  5. sukumizu
  6. sukun
  7. sukuns
  8. suky
  9. sukūn
  10. sukūns
  11. Sul

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