أسن

أسن

See also: آسن‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Partially from the root س ن ن‎ (s-n-n). In senses relating to aging, directly derived from سَنَة‎ (sana, “a year”).

Verb

أَسَنَّ • (ʾasanna) IV, non-past يُسِنُّ‎‎ (yusinnu)

1. (intransitive) to grow teeth, to cut one’s teeth, to teethe
2. (transitive) to furnish with a toothlike projection (for example, a pointy end, a blade, and so on)

   Synonym: نَصَّلَ‎ (naṣṣala)

3. (intransitive) to advance in years, to grow old, to age

   Synonyms: عَمَرَ‎ (ʿamara, “to live long; to age”), شَاخَ‎ (šāḵa, “to become senile; to age”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

أَسَنَّ

(form-IV geminate)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						إِسْنَان‎ ʾisnān
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُسِنّ‎ musinn
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُسَنّ‎ musann
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	أَسْنَنْتُ‎ ʾasnantu	أَسْنَنْتَ‎ ʾasnanta	أَسَنَّ ʾasanna		أَسْنَنْتُمَا‎ ʾasnantumā	أَسَنَّا‎ ʾasannā		أَسْنَنَّا‎ ʾasnannā	أَسْنَنْتُمْ‎ ʾasnantum	أَسَنُّوا‎ ʾasannū
	f		أَسْنَنْتِ‎ ʾasnanti	أَسَنَّتْ‎ ʾasannat			أَسَنَّتَا‎ ʾasannatā			أَسْنَنْتُنَّ‎ ʾasnantunna	أَسْنَنَّ‎ ʾasnanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسِنُّ ʾusinnu	تُسِنُّ‎ tusinnu	يُسِنُّ‎ yusinnu		تُسِنَّانِ‎ tusinnāni	يُسِنَّانِ‎ yusinnāni		نُسِنُّ‎ nusinnu	تُسِنُّونَ‎ tusinnūna	يُسِنُّونَ‎ yusinnūna
	f		تُسِنِّينَ‎ tusinnīna	تُسِنُّ‎ tusinnu			تُسِنَّانِ‎ tusinnāni			تُسْنِنَّ‎ tusninna	يُسْنِنَّ‎ yusninna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسِنَّ ʾusinna	تُسِنَّ‎ tusinna	يُسِنَّ‎ yusinna		تُسِنَّا‎ tusinnā	يُسِنَّا‎ yusinnā		نُسِنَّ‎ nusinna	تُسِنُّوا‎ tusinnū	يُسِنُّوا‎ yusinnū
	f		تُسِنِّي‎ tusinnī	تُسِنَّ‎ tusinna			تُسِنَّا‎ tusinnā			تُسْنِنَّ‎ tusninna	يُسْنِنَّ‎ yusninna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسِنَّ or أُسِنِّ or أُسْنِنْ‎ ʾusinna or ʾusinni or ʾusnin	تُسِنَّ‎ or تُسِنِّ‎ or تُسْنِنْ‎ tusinna or tusinni or tusnin	يُسِنَّ‎ or يُسِنِّ‎ or يُسْنِنْ‎ yusinna or yusinni or yusnin		تُسِنَّا‎ tusinnā	يُسِنَّا‎ yusinnā		نُسِنَّ‎ or نُسِنِّ‎ or نُسْنِنْ‎ nusinna or nusinni or nusnin	تُسِنُّوا‎ tusinnū	يُسِنُّوا‎ yusinnū
	f		تُسِنِّي‎ tusinnī	تُسِنَّ‎ or تُسِنِّ‎ or تُسْنِنْ‎ tusinna or tusinni or tusnin			تُسِنَّا‎ tusinnā			تُسْنِنَّ‎ tusninna	يُسْنِنَّ‎ yusninna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		أَسِنَّ or أَسِنِّ or أَسْنِنْ‎ ʾasinna or ʾasinni or ʾasnin			أَسِنَّا‎ ʾasinnā				أَسِنُّوا‎ ʾasinnū
	f		أَسِنِّي‎ ʾasinnī							أَسْنِنَّ‎ ʾasninna
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	—	—	أُسِنَّ ʾusinna		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُسَنُّ‎ yusannu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُسَنَّ‎ yusanna		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُسَنَّ‎ or يُسَنِّ‎ or يُسْنَنْ‎ yusanna or yusanni or yusnan		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

Elative from the root س ن ن‎ (s-n-n); compare سِنّ‎ (sinn, “tooth, age”).

Adjective

أَسَنّ • (ʾasann) (masculine plural أَسَنُّونَ‎ (ʾasannūna))

1. with more or stronger teeth; with the most or strongest teeth
2. older; oldest

Declension

Declension of adjective أَسَنّ (ʾasann)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسَنّ ʾasann	الْأَسَنّ‎ al-ʾasann	سُنَّى‎ sunnā	السُّنَّى‎ as-sunnā
Nominative	أَسَنُّ ʾasannu	الْأَسَنُّ‎ al-ʾasannu	سُنَّى‎ sunnā	السُّنَّى‎ as-sunnā
Accusative	أَسَنَّ ʾasanna	الْأَسَنَّ‎ al-ʾasanna	سُنَّى‎ sunnā	السُّنَّى‎ as-sunnā
Genitive	أَسَنَّ ʾasanna	الْأَسَنِّ‎ al-ʾasanni	سُنَّى‎ sunnā	السُّنَّى‎ as-sunnā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسَنَّيْن‎ ʾasannayn	الْأَسَنَّيْن‎ al-ʾasannayn	سُنَّيَيْن‎ sunnayayn	السُّنَّيَيْن‎ as-sunnayayn
Nominative	أَسَنَّانِ‎ ʾasannāni	الْأَسَنَّانِ‎ al-ʾasannāni	سُنَّيَانِ‎ sunnayāni	السُّنَّيَانِ‎ as-sunnayāni
Accusative	أَسَنَّيْنِ‎ ʾasannayni	الْأَسَنَّيْنِ‎ al-ʾasannayni	سُنَّيَيْنِ‎ sunnayayni	السُّنَّيَيْنِ‎ as-sunnayayni
Genitive	أَسَنَّيْنِ‎ ʾasannayni	الْأَسَنَّيْنِ‎ al-ʾasannayni	سُنَّيَيْنِ‎ sunnayayni	السُّنَّيَيْنِ‎ as-sunnayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسَنِّين‎ ʾasannīn	الْأَسَنِّين‎ al-ʾasannīn	سُنَّيَات‎ sunnayāt	السُّنَّيَات‎ as-sunnayāt
Nominative	أَسَنُّونَ‎ ʾasannūna	الْأَسَنُّونَ‎ al-ʾasannūna	سُنَّيَاتٌ‎ sunnayātun	السُّنَّيَاتُ‎ as-sunnayātu
Accusative	أَسَنِّينَ‎ ʾasannīna	الْأَسَنِّينَ‎ al-ʾasannīna	سُنَّيَاتٍ‎ sunnayātin	السُّنَّيَاتِ‎ as-sunnayāti
Genitive	أَسَنِّينَ‎ ʾasannīna	الْأَسَنِّينَ‎ al-ʾasannīna	سُنَّيَاتٍ‎ sunnayātin	السُّنَّيَاتِ‎ as-sunnayāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “أسن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Noun

أَسُنّ • (ʾasunn) f pl

1. plural of سِنّ‎ (sinn)

Verb

أَسُنُّ • (ʾasunnu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of سَنَّ‎ (sanna)

Verb

أَسُنَّ • (ʾasunna) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of سَنَّ‎ (sanna)
2. first-person singular non-past active jussive of سَنَّ‎ (sanna)

Verb

أَسُنِّ • (ʾasunni) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of سَنَّ‎ (sanna)

Verb

أُسَنُّ • (ʾusannu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of سَنَّ‎ (sanna)

Verb

أُسَنَّ • (ʾusanna) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of سَنَّ‎ (sanna)
2. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of سَنَّ‎ (sanna)

Verb

أُسَنِّ • (ʾusanni) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of سَنَّ‎ (sanna)