أحسن
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[edit]Etymology 1.1
[edit]Root |
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ح س ن (ḥ s n) |
14 terms |
Causative to حَسُنَ (ḥasuna, “to be right”): to make something a good result.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]أَحْسَنَ • (ʔaḥsana) IV (non-past يُحْسِنُ (yuḥsinu), verbal noun إِحْسَان (ʔiḥsān))
- (intransitive) to do or act well, to do or act right; to do or act good
- Antonym: أَسَاءَ (ʔasāʔa, “to do wrong; to do evil, to offend”)
- أَحْسَنَ إِلَيْكَ سَعْدٌ بَيْنَمَا أَنْتَ أَسَأْتَ إِلَيْهِ
- ʔaḥsana ʔilayka saʕdun baynamā ʔanta ʔasaʔta ʔilayhi
- Saad treated you well, whereas you treated him badly
- (transitive) to do well, to do right; to know (how to do or how to use), to be able to, to have command of, to master, to be proficient in
- Synonym: أَجَادَ (ʔajāda, “to excel in”)
- تُحْسِنُ هِيَ ٱللُّغَةَ ٱلْعَرَبِيَّةَ
- tuḥsinu hiya l-luḡata l-ʕarabiyyata
- She masters the Arabic language.
- 2018, وَجْدِيّ الْأَهْدَل [wajdiyy al-ʔahdal], أرض المؤامرات السعيدة, Bayrūt: Nawfal / Hachette Antoine, →ISBN, page 156:
- سألتني إن كنت أُحسن الطبخ، فقلت لها: «لو لم أكن صحافياً لكنت طبّاخاً».
- She asked me whether I had proficiency in the art of cooking, and I said to her: “Were I not a journalist, I would be a cook!“
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of أَحْسَنَ (IV, sound, full passive (?), verbal noun إِحْسَان)
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
إِحْسَان ʔiḥsān | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
مُحْسِن muḥsin | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مُحْسَن muḥsan | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | أَحْسَنْتُ ʔaḥsantu |
أَحْسَنْتَ ʔaḥsanta |
أَحْسَنَ ʔaḥsana |
أَحْسَنْتُمَا ʔaḥsantumā |
أَحْسَنَا ʔaḥsanā |
أَحْسَنَّا ʔaḥsannā |
أَحْسَنْتُمْ ʔaḥsantum |
أَحْسَنُوا ʔaḥsanū | |||
f | أَحْسَنْتِ ʔaḥsanti |
أَحْسَنَتْ ʔaḥsanat |
أَحْسَنَتَا ʔaḥsanatā |
أَحْسَنْتُنَّ ʔaḥsantunna |
أَحْسَنَّ ʔaḥsanna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أُحْسِنُ ʔuḥsinu |
تُحْسِنُ tuḥsinu |
يُحْسِنُ yuḥsinu |
تُحْسِنَانِ tuḥsināni |
يُحْسِنَانِ yuḥsināni |
نُحْسِنُ nuḥsinu |
تُحْسِنُونَ tuḥsinūna |
يُحْسِنُونَ yuḥsinūna | |||
f | تُحْسِنِينَ tuḥsinīna |
تُحْسِنُ tuḥsinu |
تُحْسِنَانِ tuḥsināni |
تُحْسِنَّ tuḥsinna |
يُحْسِنَّ yuḥsinna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُحْسِنَ ʔuḥsina |
تُحْسِنَ tuḥsina |
يُحْسِنَ yuḥsina |
تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā |
يُحْسِنَا yuḥsinā |
نُحْسِنَ nuḥsina |
تُحْسِنُوا tuḥsinū |
يُحْسِنُوا yuḥsinū | |||
f | تُحْسِنِي tuḥsinī |
تُحْسِنَ tuḥsina |
تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā |
تُحْسِنَّ tuḥsinna |
يُحْسِنَّ yuḥsinna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُحْسِنْ ʔuḥsin |
تُحْسِنْ tuḥsin |
يُحْسِنْ yuḥsin |
تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā |
يُحْسِنَا yuḥsinā |
نُحْسِنْ nuḥsin |
تُحْسِنُوا tuḥsinū |
يُحْسِنُوا yuḥsinū | |||
f | تُحْسِنِي tuḥsinī |
تُحْسِنْ tuḥsin |
تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā |
تُحْسِنَّ tuḥsinna |
يُحْسِنَّ yuḥsinna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | أَحْسِنْ ʔaḥsin |
أَحْسِنَا ʔaḥsinā |
أَحْسِنُوا ʔaḥsinū |
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f | أَحْسِنِي ʔaḥsinī |
أَحْسِنَّ ʔaḥsinna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | أُحْسِنْتُ ʔuḥsintu |
أُحْسِنْتَ ʔuḥsinta |
أُحْسِنَ ʔuḥsina |
أُحْسِنْتُمَا ʔuḥsintumā |
أُحْسِنَا ʔuḥsinā |
أُحْسِنَّا ʔuḥsinnā |
أُحْسِنْتُمْ ʔuḥsintum |
أُحْسِنُوا ʔuḥsinū | |||
f | أُحْسِنْتِ ʔuḥsinti |
أُحْسِنَتْ ʔuḥsinat |
أُحْسِنَتَا ʔuḥsinatā |
أُحْسِنْتُنَّ ʔuḥsintunna |
أُحْسِنَّ ʔuḥsinna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أُحْسَنُ ʔuḥsanu |
تُحْسَنُ tuḥsanu |
يُحْسَنُ yuḥsanu |
تُحْسَنَانِ tuḥsanāni |
يُحْسَنَانِ yuḥsanāni |
نُحْسَنُ nuḥsanu |
تُحْسَنُونَ tuḥsanūna |
يُحْسَنُونَ yuḥsanūna | |||
f | تُحْسَنِينَ tuḥsanīna |
تُحْسَنُ tuḥsanu |
تُحْسَنَانِ tuḥsanāni |
تُحْسَنَّ tuḥsanna |
يُحْسَنَّ yuḥsanna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُحْسَنَ ʔuḥsana |
تُحْسَنَ tuḥsana |
يُحْسَنَ yuḥsana |
تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā |
يُحْسَنَا yuḥsanā |
نُحْسَنَ nuḥsana |
تُحْسَنُوا tuḥsanū |
يُحْسَنُوا yuḥsanū | |||
f | تُحْسَنِي tuḥsanī |
تُحْسَنَ tuḥsana |
تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā |
تُحْسَنَّ tuḥsanna |
يُحْسَنَّ yuḥsanna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُحْسَنْ ʔuḥsan |
تُحْسَنْ tuḥsan |
يُحْسَنْ yuḥsan |
تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā |
يُحْسَنَا yuḥsanā |
نُحْسَنْ nuḥsan |
تُحْسَنُوا tuḥsanū |
يُحْسَنُوا yuḥsanū | |||
f | تُحْسَنِي tuḥsanī |
تُحْسَنْ tuḥsan |
تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā |
تُحْسَنَّ tuḥsanna |
يُحْسَنَّ yuḥsanna |
Etymology 1.2
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ح س ن (ḥ s n) |
14 terms |
Elative of حَسَن (ḥasan, “good”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]أَحْسَن • (ʔaḥsan) (feminine حُسْنَى (ḥusnā), masculine plural أَحْسَنُونَ (ʔaḥsanūna) or أَحَاسِن (ʔaḥāsin), feminine plural حُسْنَيَات (ḥusnayāt) or حُسَن (ḥusan))
- (elative degree of حَسَن (ḥasan)) (broadly) better, best, nicer, nicest, more excellent, most excellent (for example, more suitable, most suitable, more befitting, most befitting; more beautiful, most beautiful, prettier, prettiest)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 41:34:
- وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ۚ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ
- wa-lā tastawī l-ḥasanatu wa-lā s-sayyiʔatu. idfaʕ bi-llatī hiya ʔaḥsanu fa-ʔiḏā allaḏī baynaka wa-baynahu ʕadāwatun kaʔannahu waliyyun ḥamīmun
- And the good deed does not equal the bad: repel by that which is better, whereupon he who is inimical to you will be as if he were a devoted friend.
Declension
[edit]Declension of adjective أَحْسَن (ʔaḥsan)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَحْسَن ʔaḥsan |
الْأَحْسَن al-ʔaḥsan |
حُسْنَى ḥusnā |
الْحُسْنَى al-ḥusnā |
Nominative | أَحْسَنُ ʔaḥsanu |
الْأَحْسَنُ al-ʔaḥsanu |
حُسْنَى ḥusnā |
الْحُسْنَى al-ḥusnā |
Accusative | أَحْسَنَ ʔaḥsana |
الْأَحْسَنَ al-ʔaḥsana |
حُسْنَى ḥusnā |
الْحُسْنَى al-ḥusnā |
Genitive | أَحْسَنَ ʔaḥsana |
الْأَحْسَنِ al-ʔaḥsani |
حُسْنَى ḥusnā |
الْحُسْنَى al-ḥusnā |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَحْسَنَيْن ʔaḥsanayn |
الْأَحْسَنَيْن al-ʔaḥsanayn |
حُسْنَيَيْن ḥusnayayn |
الْحُسْنَيَيْن al-ḥusnayayn |
Nominative | أَحْسَنَانِ ʔaḥsanāni |
الْأَحْسَنَانِ al-ʔaḥsanāni |
حُسْنَيَانِ ḥusnayāni |
الْحُسْنَيَانِ al-ḥusnayāni |
Accusative | أَحْسَنَيْنِ ʔaḥsanayni |
الْأَحْسَنَيْنِ al-ʔaḥsanayni |
حُسْنَيَيْنِ ḥusnayayni |
الْحُسْنَيَيْنِ al-ḥusnayayni |
Genitive | أَحْسَنَيْنِ ʔaḥsanayni |
الْأَحْسَنَيْنِ al-ʔaḥsanayni |
حُسْنَيَيْنِ ḥusnayayni |
الْحُسْنَيَيْنِ al-ḥusnayayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural; basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural triptote | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَحْسَنِين; أَحَاسِن ʔaḥsanīn; ʔaḥāsin |
الْأَحْسَنِين; الْأَحَاسِن al-ʔaḥsanīn; al-ʔaḥāsin |
حُسْنَيَات; حُسَن ḥusnayāt; ḥusan |
الْحُسْنَيَات; الْحُسَن al-ḥusnayāt; al-ḥusan |
Nominative | أَحْسَنُونَ; أَحَاسِنُ ʔaḥsanūna; ʔaḥāsinu |
الْأَحْسَنُونَ; الْأَحَاسِنُ al-ʔaḥsanūna; al-ʔaḥāsinu |
حُسْنَيَاتٌ; حُسَنٌ ḥusnayātun; ḥusanun |
الْحُسْنَيَاتُ; الْحُسَنُ al-ḥusnayātu; al-ḥusanu |
Accusative | أَحْسَنِينَ; أَحَاسِنَ ʔaḥsanīna; ʔaḥāsina |
الْأَحْسَنِينَ; الْأَحَاسِنَ al-ʔaḥsanīna; al-ʔaḥāsina |
حُسْنَيَاتٍ; حُسَنًا ḥusnayātin; ḥusanan |
الْحُسْنَيَاتِ; الْحُسَنَ al-ḥusnayāti; al-ḥusana |
Genitive | أَحْسَنِينَ; أَحَاسِنَ ʔaḥsanīna; ʔaḥāsina |
الْأَحْسَنِينَ; الْأَحَاسِنِ al-ʔaḥsanīna; al-ʔaḥāsini |
حُسْنَيَاتٍ; حُسَنٍ ḥusnayātin; ḥusanin |
الْحُسْنَيَاتِ; الْحُسَنِ al-ḥusnayāti; al-ḥusani |
Etymology 1.3
[edit]Verb
[edit]أحسن (form I)
- أَحْسُنُ (ʔaḥsunu) /ʔaħ.su.nu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna)
- أَحْسُنَ (ʔaḥsuna) /ʔaħ.su.na/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna)
- أَحْسُنْ (ʔaḥsun) /ʔaħ.sun/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna)
Etymology 1.4
[edit]Verb
[edit]أحسن (form II)
- أُحَسِّنُ (ʔuḥassinu) /ʔu.ħas.si.nu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
- أُحَسَّنُ (ʔuḥassanu) /ʔu.ħas.sa.nu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
- أُحَسِّنَ (ʔuḥassina) /ʔu.ħas.si.na/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
- أُحَسَّنَ (ʔuḥassana) /ʔu.ħas.sa.na/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
- أُحَسِّنْ (ʔuḥassin) /ʔu.ħas.sin/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
- أُحَسَّنْ (ʔuḥassan) /ʔu.ħas.san/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
South Levantine Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic أَحْسَن (ʔaḥsan), elative degree of حَسَن (ḥasan).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]أحسن • (ʔaḥsan)
- elative degree of منيح (mnīḥ): better, best
- elative degree of كويس (kwayyes): better, best
Synonyms
[edit]- أفضل (ʔafḍal)
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