SUKUN ist an Urdu word of Arabic origin, traced back to the Arabic root s-k-n, literally meaning to inhabit, to live in a place, to be calm. In Urdu it has the meaning of calmness (of nature of somebody), of the sea (in contrast to stormy sea) etc.; it can also connote relaxation (during or after illness), satisfaction etc. The adjective used in this context is "pur-sukun", meaning to be calm, relaxed etc.
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