حسن

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 (sāʾa, “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

Conjugation of

حَسُنَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun حُسْن)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						حُسْن ḥusn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						حَاسِن‎ ḥāsin
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	حَسُنْتُ‎ ḥasuntu	حَسُنْتَ‎ ḥasunta	حَسُنَ ḥasuna		حَسُنْتُمَا‎ ḥasuntumā	حَسُنَا‎ ḥasunā		حَسُنَّا‎ ḥasunnā	حَسُنْتُمْ‎ ḥasuntum	حَسُنُوا‎ ḥasunū
	f		حَسُنْتِ‎ ḥasunti	حَسُنَتْ‎ ḥasunat			حَسُنَتَا‎ ḥasunatā			حَسُنْتُنَّ‎ ḥasuntunna	حَسُنَّ ḥasunna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَحْسُنُ‎ ʾaḥsunu	تَحْسُنُ‎ taḥsunu	يَحْسُنُ‎ yaḥsunu		تَحْسُنَانِ‎ taḥsunāni	يَحْسُنَانِ‎ yaḥsunāni		نَحْسُنُ‎ naḥsunu	تَحْسُنُونَ‎ taḥsunūna	يَحْسُنُونَ‎ yaḥsunūna
	f		تَحْسُنِينَ‎ taḥsunīna	تَحْسُنُ‎ taḥsunu			تَحْسُنَانِ‎ taḥsunāni			تَحْسُنَّ‎ taḥsunna	يَحْسُنَّ‎ yaḥsunna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَحْسُنَ‎ ʾaḥsuna	تَحْسُنَ‎ taḥsuna	يَحْسُنَ‎ yaḥsuna		تَحْسُنَا‎ taḥsunā	يَحْسُنَا‎ yaḥsunā		نَحْسُنَ‎ naḥsuna	تَحْسُنُوا‎ taḥsunū	يَحْسُنُوا‎ yaḥsunū
	f		تَحْسُنِي‎ taḥsunī	تَحْسُنَ‎ taḥsuna			تَحْسُنَا‎ taḥsunā			تَحْسُنَّ‎ taḥsunna	يَحْسُنَّ‎ yaḥsunna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَحْسُنْ‎ ʾaḥsun	تَحْسُنْ‎ taḥsun	يَحْسُنْ‎ yaḥsun		تَحْسُنَا‎ taḥsunā	يَحْسُنَا‎ yaḥsunā		نَحْسُنْ‎ naḥsun	تَحْسُنُوا‎ taḥsunū	يَحْسُنُوا‎ yaḥsunū
	f		تَحْسُنِي‎ taḥsunī	تَحْسُنْ‎ taḥsun			تَحْسُنَا‎ taḥsunā			تَحْسُنَّ‎ taḥsunna	يَحْسُنَّ‎ yaḥsunna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُحْسُنْ‎ uḥsun			اُحْسُنَا‎ uḥsunā				اُحْسُنُوا‎ uḥsunū
	f		اُحْسُنِي‎ uḥsunī							اُحْسُنَّ‎ uḥsunna

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

Conjugation of

حَسَّنَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَحْسِين‎ taḥsīn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُحَسِّن‎ muḥassin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُحَسَّن‎ muḥassan
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	حَسَّنْتُ‎ ḥassantu	حَسَّنْتَ‎ ḥassanta	حَسَّنَ ḥassana		حَسَّنْتُمَا‎ ḥassantumā	حَسَّنَا‎ ḥassanā		حَسَّنَّا‎ ḥassannā	حَسَّنْتُمْ‎ ḥassantum	حَسَّنُوا‎ ḥassanū
	f		حَسَّنْتِ‎ ḥassanti	حَسَّنَتْ‎ ḥassanat			حَسَّنَتَا‎ ḥassanatā			حَسَّنْتُنَّ‎ ḥassantunna	حَسَّنَّ ḥassanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَسِّنُ‎ ʾuḥassinu	تُحَسِّنُ‎ tuḥassinu	يُحَسِّنُ‎ yuḥassinu		تُحَسِّنَانِ‎ tuḥassināni	يُحَسِّنَانِ‎ yuḥassināni		نُحَسِّنُ‎ nuḥassinu	تُحَسِّنُونَ‎ tuḥassinūna	يُحَسِّنُونَ‎ yuḥassinūna
	f		تُحَسِّنِينَ‎ tuḥassinīna	تُحَسِّنُ‎ tuḥassinu			تُحَسِّنَانِ‎ tuḥassināni			تُحَسِّنَّ‎ tuḥassinna	يُحَسِّنَّ‎ yuḥassinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَسِّنَ‎ ʾuḥassina	تُحَسِّنَ‎ tuḥassina	يُحَسِّنَ‎ yuḥassina		تُحَسِّنَا‎ tuḥassinā	يُحَسِّنَا‎ yuḥassinā		نُحَسِّنَ‎ nuḥassina	تُحَسِّنُوا‎ tuḥassinū	يُحَسِّنُوا‎ yuḥassinū
	f		تُحَسِّنِي‎ tuḥassinī	تُحَسِّنَ‎ tuḥassina			تُحَسِّنَا‎ tuḥassinā			تُحَسِّنَّ‎ tuḥassinna	يُحَسِّنَّ‎ yuḥassinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَسِّنْ‎ ʾuḥassin	تُحَسِّنْ‎ tuḥassin	يُحَسِّنْ‎ yuḥassin		تُحَسِّنَا‎ tuḥassinā	يُحَسِّنَا‎ yuḥassinā		نُحَسِّنْ‎ nuḥassin	تُحَسِّنُوا‎ tuḥassinū	يُحَسِّنُوا‎ yuḥassinū
	f		تُحَسِّنِي‎ tuḥassinī	تُحَسِّنْ‎ tuḥassin			تُحَسِّنَا‎ tuḥassinā			تُحَسِّنَّ‎ tuḥassinna	يُحَسِّنَّ‎ yuḥassinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		حَسِّنْ ḥassin			حَسِّنَا‎ ḥassinā				حَسِّنُوا‎ ḥassinū
	f		حَسِّنِي‎ ḥassinī							حَسِّنَّ ḥassinna
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	حُسِّنْتُ‎ ḥussintu	حُسِّنْتَ‎ ḥussinta	حُسِّنَ ḥussina		حُسِّنْتُمَا‎ ḥussintumā	حُسِّنَا‎ ḥussinā		حُسِّنَّا‎ ḥussinnā	حُسِّنْتُمْ‎ ḥussintum	حُسِّنُوا‎ ḥussinū
	f		حُسِّنْتِ‎ ḥussinti	حُسِّنَتْ‎ ḥussinat			حُسِّنَتَا‎ ḥussinatā			حُسِّنْتُنَّ‎ ḥussintunna	حُسِّنَّ ḥussinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَسَّنُ‎ ʾuḥassanu	تُحَسَّنُ‎ tuḥassanu	يُحَسَّنُ‎ yuḥassanu		تُحَسَّنَانِ‎ tuḥassanāni	يُحَسَّنَانِ‎ yuḥassanāni		نُحَسَّنُ‎ nuḥassanu	تُحَسَّنُونَ‎ tuḥassanūna	يُحَسَّنُونَ‎ yuḥassanūna
	f		تُحَسَّنِينَ‎ tuḥassanīna	تُحَسَّنُ‎ tuḥassanu			تُحَسَّنَانِ‎ tuḥassanāni			تُحَسَّنَّ‎ tuḥassanna	يُحَسَّنَّ‎ yuḥassanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَسَّنَ‎ ʾuḥassana	تُحَسَّنَ‎ tuḥassana	يُحَسَّنَ‎ yuḥassana		تُحَسَّنَا‎ tuḥassanā	يُحَسَّنَا‎ yuḥassanā		نُحَسَّنَ‎ nuḥassana	تُحَسَّنُوا‎ tuḥassanū	يُحَسَّنُوا‎ yuḥassanū
	f		تُحَسَّنِي‎ tuḥassanī	تُحَسَّنَ‎ tuḥassana			تُحَسَّنَا‎ tuḥassanā			تُحَسَّنَّ‎ tuḥassanna	يُحَسَّنَّ‎ yuḥassanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَسَّنْ‎ ʾuḥassan	تُحَسَّنْ‎ tuḥassan	يُحَسَّنْ‎ yuḥassan		تُحَسَّنَا‎ tuḥassanā	يُحَسَّنَا‎ yuḥassanā		نُحَسَّنْ‎ nuḥassan	تُحَسَّنُوا‎ tuḥassanū	يُحَسَّنُوا‎ yuḥassanū
	f		تُحَسَّنِي‎ tuḥassanī	تُحَسَّنْ‎ tuḥassan			تُحَسَّنَا‎ tuḥassanā			تُحَسَّنَّ‎ tuḥassanna	يُحَسَّنَّ‎ yuḥassanna

Related terms

• تَحْسِين‎ (taḥsīn)
• تَحْسِينِيّ‎ (taḥsīniyy, “ameliorative, embellishing”)

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

Declension of noun حُسْن (ḥusn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُسْن ḥusn	الْحُسْن‎ al-ḥusn	حُسْن ḥusn
Nominative	حُسْنٌ ḥusnun	الْحُسْنُ‎ al-ḥusnu	حُسْنُ ḥusnu
Accusative	حُسْنًا‎ ḥusnan	الْحُسْنَ‎ al-ḥusna	حُسْنَ ḥusna
Genitive	حُسْنٍ ḥusnin	الْحُسْنِ‎ al-ḥusni	حُسْنِ ḥusni

Etymology 4

From the root ح س ن‎ (ḥ-s-n).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

حَسَن • (ḥasan) (feminine حَسَنَة‎ (ḥasana), common 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

Declension of adjective حَسَن (ḥasan)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَسَن ḥasan	الْحَسَن‎ al-ḥasan	حَسَنَة‎ ḥasana	الْحَسَنَة‎ al-ḥasana
Nominative	حَسَنٌ ḥasanun	الْحَسَنُ‎ al-ḥasanu	حَسَنَةٌ‎ ḥasanatun	الْحَسَنَةُ‎ al-ḥasanatu
Accusative	حَسَنًا‎ ḥasanan	الْحَسَنَ‎ al-ḥasana	حَسَنَةً‎ ḥasanatan	الْحَسَنَةَ‎ al-ḥasanata
Genitive	حَسَنٍ ḥasanin	الْحَسَنِ‎ al-ḥasani	حَسَنَةٍ‎ ḥasanatin	الْحَسَنَةِ‎ al-ḥasanati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَسَنَيْن‎ ḥasanayn	الْحَسَنَيْن‎ al-ḥasanayn	حَسَنَتَيْن‎ ḥasanatayn	الْحَسَنَتَيْن‎ al-ḥasanatayn
Nominative	حَسَنَانِ‎ ḥasanāni	الْحَسَنَانِ‎ al-ḥasanāni	حَسَنَتَانِ‎ ḥasanatāni	الْحَسَنَتَانِ‎ al-ḥasanatāni
Accusative	حَسَنَيْنِ‎ ḥasanayni	الْحَسَنَيْنِ‎ al-ḥasanayni	حَسَنَتَيْنِ‎ ḥasanatayni	الْحَسَنَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥasanatayni
Genitive	حَسَنَيْنِ‎ ḥasanayni	الْحَسَنَيْنِ‎ al-ḥasanayni	حَسَنَتَيْنِ‎ ḥasanatayni	الْحَسَنَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥasanatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حِسَان‎ ḥisān	الْحِسَان‎ al-ḥisān	حَسَنَات‎‎; حِسَان‎ ḥasanāt‎; ḥisān	الْحَسَنَات‎‎; الْحِسَان‎ al-ḥasanāt‎; al-ḥisān
Nominative	حِسَانٌ‎ ḥisānun	الْحِسَانُ‎ al-ḥisānu	حَسَنَاتٌ‎‎; حِسَانٌ‎ ḥasanātun‎; ḥisānun	الْحَسَنَاتُ‎‎; الْحِسَانُ‎ al-ḥasanātu‎; al-ḥisānu
Accusative	حِسَانًا‎ ḥisānan	الْحِسَانَ‎ al-ḥisāna	حَسَنَاتٍ‎‎; حِسَانًا‎ ḥasanātin‎; ḥisānan	الْحَسَنَاتِ‎‎; الْحِسَانَ‎ al-ḥasanāti‎; al-ḥisāna
Genitive	حِسَانٍ‎ ḥisānin	الْحِسَانِ‎ al-ḥisāni	حَسَنَاتٍ‎‎; حِسَانٍ‎ ḥasanātin‎; ḥisānin	الْحَسَنَاتِ‎‎; الْحِسَانِ‎ al-ḥasanāti‎; al-ḥisāni

Proper noun

حَسَن • (ḥasan) m

1. a male given name; Hasan

Declension

Declension of noun حَسَن (ḥasan)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	حَسَن ḥasan	—
Nominative	—	حَسَنٌ ḥasanun	—
Accusative	—	حَسَنًا‎ ḥasanan	—
Genitive	—	حَسَنٍ ḥasanin	—

Related terms

• حَسَنًا‎ (ḥasanan) (adverb)
• حَسَنَة‎ (ḥasana)

Descendants

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

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic حُسْن‎ (ḥusn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /husn/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /hʊsn/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /hosn/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /husn/

Noun

حسن • (hosn)

1. goodness
2. beauty

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَسَن‎ (ḥasan).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /hasan/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /hasan/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /hæsæn/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /hasan/

Proper noun

حسن • (hasan)

1. Hasan bin Ali
2. a male given name, Hasan or Hassan, from Arabic

Derived terms

• حسنک‎ (hasanak)
• حسنی‎ (hasani)

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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

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح س ن‎

Etymology

From Arabic حَسَّنَ‎ (ḥassana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħas.san/, [ˈħas.san]

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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)