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حسن

حسن

See also: خشن, جشن, and ح س ن

Arabic

Verb

حَسُنَ (ḥasuna) I, non-past يَحْسُنُ‎ (yaḥsunu)

  1. to be good
  2. to become good
  3. to be beautiful
Conjugation


Etymology 2

Causative form II verb derived from the form I verb حَسُنَ (ḥasuna, to be good).

Verb

حَسَّنَ (ḥassana) II, non-past يُحَسِّنُ‎ (yuḥassinu)

  1. to improve, to ameliorate, to better, to polish, to embellish
  2. to perfect
  3. to prettify, to beautify, to adorn, to make attractive
  4. to bedeck, to ornament, to decorate, to deck out, to garnish
  5. to apply cosmetics, to put on makeup
  6. to amend
  7. to fake
Conjugation

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Etymology 3

From the root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n).

Noun

حُسْن (ḥusn) m

  1. verbal noun of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna) (form I)
  2. goodness
  3. prettiness, beauty, loveliness, shapeliness, comeliness, gorgeousness, pulchritude
  4. handsomeness
  5. charm, charms, glamor
  6. glory
  7. nicety, fineness, grace, gracefulness, foppery
  8. fineness, efficiency, efficacy
Declension

Etymology 4

From the root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n).

Pronunciation

Adjective

حَسَن (ḥasan) (feminine حَسَنَة (ḥasana), masculine plural حِسَان (ḥisān), elative أَحْسَن (ʾaḥsan))

  1. good, fine, well
  2. agreeable, pleasant, nice, well-favored
  3. pretty, beautiful, lovely, comely, sightly, shapely, gorgeous, fair
  4. handsome, good-looking, magnificent
  5. well-turned
  6. radiant, glad, charming
  7. graceful, fine, dainty
  8. okay, all right
Declension

Proper noun

حَسَن (ḥasan) m

  1. A male given name; Hassan
Descendants

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic حُسْن (ḥusn).

Noun

حسن (hosn)

  1. goodness
  2. beauty

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan).

Proper noun

حسن (hasan)

  1. Hasan bin Ali
  2. A male given name, Hasan, Hassan
Derived terms
  • حسنک (hasanak)
  • حسنی (hasani)