حسن

See also: خشن, جشن, and ح س ن

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n).

Verb

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

  1. to be or become good, to better, to improve
    Antonyms: سَاءَ (sāʔa, to worsen), قَبُحَ (qabuḥa)
  2. to be or become pleasant or agreeable
    1. (intransitive) to be or become beautiful, to beautify
      Synonym: جَمُلَ (jamula)
      Antonym: قَبُحَ (qabuḥa)
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

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

  • (file)

Adjective

حَسَن (ḥasan) (feminine حَسَنَة (ḥasana), common plural حِسَان (ḥisān), elative أَحْسَن (ʔaḥsan))

  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; Hasan
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: Həsən
  • Bashkir: Хәсән (Xäsän)
  • English: Hasan
  • Old Armenian: Հասան (Hasan)
  • Persian: حسن
  • Somali: Xasan
  • Turkish: Hasan
  • Uzbek: Hasan

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic حُسْن (ḥusn).

Pronunciation

Noun

حسن (hosn)

  1. goodness
  2. beauty

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /haˈsan/

Proper noun

حسن (hasan)

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

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حُسْن (ḥusn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦʊ.sə.nᵊ/
  • Rhymes: -ə.nᵊ

Noun

حُسَن (ḥusan) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੁਸਨ)

  1. beauty
  2. elegance
  3. charm

References

  • حسن”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح س ن

Etymology

From Arabic حَسَّنَ (ḥassana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħas.san/, [ˈħas.san]
  • (file)

Verb

حسّن (ḥassan) (form II, present بحسّن (biḥassen))

  1. (intransitive) to improve

Conjugation

    Conjugation of حسّن (ḥassan)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حسّنت (ḥassant) حسّنت (ḥassant) حسّن (ḥassan) حسّننا (ḥassanna) حسّنتو (ḥassantu) حسّنو (ḥassanu)
f حسّنتي (ḥassanti) حسّنت (ḥassanat)
present m بحسّن (baḥassen) بتحسّن (bitḥassen) بحسّن (biḥassen) منحسّن (minḥassen) بتحسّنو (bitḥassnu) بحسّنو (biḥassnu)
f بتحسّني (bitḥassni) بتحسّن (bitḥassen)
subjunctive m احسّن (aḥassen) تحسّن (tḥassen) يحسّن (yḥassen) نحسّن (nḥassen) تحسّنو (tḥassnu) يحسّنو (yḥassnu)
f تحسّني (tḥassni) تحسّن (tḥassen)
imperative m حسّن (ḥassen) حسّنو (ḥassnu)
f حسّني (ḥassni)
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