sakinah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay سکينة (sakinah), from Arabic سَكِينَة (sakīna, “inner peace, tranquility, calmness; presence of God, shechinah”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /saˈkinah/ [saˈki.nah]
• Rhymes: -inah
• Syllabification: sa‧ki‧nah

Noun

sakinah (plural sakinah-sakinah)

1. (Islam) inner peace, tranquility, calmness

Further reading

• “sakinah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.