مسكين

Arabic

Etymology

Probably from Classical Syriac ܡܣܟܢܐ‎ (meskina, “miserable, wretched”), from Akkadian [script needed] (mushkénu, “beggar, needy”). (Klein, CEDHL)

Adjective

مِسْكِين • (miskīn) (feminine مِسْكِينَة‎ (miskīna), masculine plural مَسَاكِين‎ (masākīn))

poor

Declension

Declension of adjective مِسْكِين (miskīn)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مِسْكِين miskīn	الْمِسْكِين‎ al-miskīn	مِسْكِينَة‎ miskīna	الْمِسْكِينَة‎ al-miskīna
Nominative	مِسْكِينٌ miskīnun	الْمِسْكِينُ‎ al-miskīnu	مِسْكِينَةٌ‎ miskīnatun	الْمِسْكِينَةُ‎ al-miskīnatu
Accusative	مِسْكِينًا‎ miskīnan	الْمِسْكِينَ‎ al-miskīna	مِسْكِينَةً‎ miskīnatan	الْمِسْكِينَةَ‎ al-miskīnata
Genitive	مِسْكِينٍ miskīnin	الْمِسْكِينِ‎ al-miskīni	مِسْكِينَةٍ‎ miskīnatin	الْمِسْكِينَةِ‎ al-miskīnati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مِسْكِينَيْن‎ miskīnayn	الْمِسْكِينَيْن‎ al-miskīnayn	مِسْكِينَتَيْن‎ miskīnatayn	الْمِسْكِينَتَيْن‎ al-miskīnatayn
Nominative	مِسْكِينَانِ‎ miskīnāni	الْمِسْكِينَانِ‎ al-miskīnāni	مِسْكِينَتَانِ‎ miskīnatāni	الْمِسْكِينَتَانِ‎ al-miskīnatāni
Accusative	مِسْكِينَيْنِ‎ miskīnayni	الْمِسْكِينَيْنِ‎ al-miskīnayni	مِسْكِينَتَيْنِ‎ miskīnatayni	الْمِسْكِينَتَيْنِ‎ al-miskīnatayni
Genitive	مِسْكِينَيْنِ‎ miskīnayni	الْمِسْكِينَيْنِ‎ al-miskīnayni	مِسْكِينَتَيْنِ‎ miskīnatayni	الْمِسْكِينَتَيْنِ‎ al-miskīnatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَسَاكِين‎ masākīn	الْمَسَاكِين‎ al-masākīn	مِسْكِينَات‎ miskīnāt	الْمِسْكِينَات‎ al-miskīnāt
Nominative	مَسَاكِينُ‎ masākīnu	الْمَسَاكِينُ‎ al-masākīnu	مِسْكِينَاتٌ‎ miskīnātun	الْمِسْكِينَاتُ‎ al-miskīnātu
Accusative	مَسَاكِينَ‎ masākīna	الْمَسَاكِينَ‎ al-masākīna	مِسْكِينَاتٍ‎ miskīnātin	الْمِسْكِينَاتِ‎ al-miskīnāti
Genitive	مَسَاكِينَ‎ masākīna	الْمَسَاكِينِ‎ al-masākīni	مِسْكِينَاتٍ‎ miskīnātin	الْمِسْكِينَاتِ‎ al-miskīnāti

Descendants

Italian: meschino
Old French: meschin
- French: mesquin
Old Occitan: mesquin
Malay: miskin
- Indonesian: miskin
Maltese: miskin
Persian: مسکین‎ (meskin)
Portuguese: mesquinho
Romanian: meschin
Sardinian: mischino
Sicilian: mischinu
Spanish: mezquino
Swahili: maskini
Turkish: miskin

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