حصان

Arabic

Etymology

From ح ص ن (ḥ-ṣ-n), meaning to be inaccessible, to be fortified, to be hidden away, to be prized.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħi.sˤaːn/

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Noun

حِصَان • (ḥiṣān) m (plural أَحْصِنَة (ʔaḥṣina) or حُصُن (ḥuṣun))

1. horse
2. stallion, stud, sire
3. (chess) knight
4. horsepower

Declension

Declension of noun حِصَان (ḥiṣān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِصَان ḥiṣān	الْحِصَان al-ḥiṣān	حِصَان ḥiṣān
Nominative	حِصَانٌ ḥiṣānun	الْحِصَانُ al-ḥiṣānu	حِصَانُ ḥiṣānu
Accusative	حِصَانًا ḥiṣānan	الْحِصَانَ al-ḥiṣāna	حِصَانَ ḥiṣāna
Genitive	حِصَانٍ ḥiṣānin	الْحِصَانِ al-ḥiṣāni	حِصَانِ ḥiṣāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِصَانَيْن ḥiṣānayn	الْحِصَانَيْن al-ḥiṣānayn	حِصَانَيْ ḥiṣānay
Nominative	حِصَانَانِ ḥiṣānāni	الْحِصَانَانِ al-ḥiṣānāni	حِصَانَا ḥiṣānā
Accusative	حِصَانَيْنِ ḥiṣānayni	الْحِصَانَيْنِ al-ḥiṣānayni	حِصَانَيْ ḥiṣānay
Genitive	حِصَانَيْنِ ḥiṣānayni	الْحِصَانَيْنِ al-ḥiṣānayni	حِصَانَيْ ḥiṣānay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَحْصِنَة‎; حُصُن ʔaḥṣina‎; ḥuṣun	الْأَحْصِنَة‎; الْحُصُن al-ʔaḥṣina‎; al-ḥuṣun	أَحْصِنَة‎; حُصُن ʔaḥṣinat‎; ḥuṣun
Nominative	أَحْصِنَةٌ‎; حُصُنٌ ʔaḥṣinatun‎; ḥuṣunun	الْأَحْصِنَةُ‎; الْحُصُنُ al-ʔaḥṣinatu‎; al-ḥuṣunu	أَحْصِنَةُ‎; حُصُنُ ʔaḥṣinatu‎; ḥuṣunu
Accusative	أَحْصِنَةً‎; حُصُنًا ʔaḥṣinatan‎; ḥuṣunan	الْأَحْصِنَةَ‎; الْحُصُنَ al-ʔaḥṣinata‎; al-ḥuṣuna	أَحْصِنَةَ‎; حُصُنَ ʔaḥṣinata‎; ḥuṣuna
Genitive	أَحْصِنَةٍ‎; حُصُنٍ ʔaḥṣinatin‎; ḥuṣunin	الْأَحْصِنَةِ‎; الْحُصُنِ al-ʔaḥṣinati‎; al-ḥuṣuni	أَحْصِنَةِ‎; حُصُنِ ʔaḥṣinati‎; ḥuṣuni

Synonyms

• فَرَس m or f (faras)
• خَيْل m (ḵayl)

Descendants

• Yoruba: ẹṣin

See also

Chess pieces in Arabic · (layout · text)
شَاه (šāh)	وَزِير (wazīr)	رُخّ (ruḵḵ) – قَلْعَة (qalʕa)	فِيل (fīl)	حِصَان (ḥiṣān)	بَيْدَق (baydaq) – جُنْدِيّ (jundiyy)

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Egyptian Arabic

Noun

حصان • (ḥúṣān) m, أحصنة (ʾaḥṣína) pl

1. horse

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Hijazi Arabic

حُصان

Etymology

From Arabic حِصَان (ḥiṣān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħuˈsˤaːn/

Noun

حُصَان • (ḥuṣān) m (plural أحصنة ‎(ʾaḥṣina))

1. horse
2. stallion
3. (chess) knight

Synonyms

• خيل ‎(ḵēl)