أحسن

See also: احسن and أخشن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Morphologically from the root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaħ.sa.na/

Verb

أَحْسَنَ • (ʔaḥsana) IV, non-past يُحْسِنُ‎ (yuḥsinu)

(intransitive) to do or act well, to do or act right; to do or act good
Antonym: أَسَاءَ (ʔasāʔa, “to do wrong; to do evil, to offend”)
(transitive) to do well, to do right; to know (how to do or how to use), to be able to, to have command of, to master, to be proficient in
Synonym: أَجَادَ (ʔajāda, “to excel in”)

تُحْسِنُ هِيَ ٱللُّغَةَ ٱلْعَرَبِيَّةَ
tuḥsinu hiya l-luḡata l-ʕarabiyyata
She masters the Arabic language.

Conjugation

Conjugation of

أَحْسَنَ

(form-IV sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					إِحْسَان ʔiḥsān
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُحْسِن muḥsin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُحْسَن muḥsan
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	أَحْسَنْتُ ʔaḥsantu	أَحْسَنْتَ ʔaḥsanta	أَحْسَنَ ʔaḥsana	أَحْسَنْتُمَا ʔaḥsantumā	أَحْسَنَا ʔaḥsanā	أَحْسَنَّا ʔaḥsannā	أَحْسَنْتُمْ ʔaḥsantum	أَحْسَنُوا ʔaḥsanū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	أَحْسَنْتُ ʔaḥsantu	أَحْسَنْتِ ʔaḥsanti	أَحْسَنَتْ ʔaḥsanat	أَحْسَنْتُمَا ʔaḥsantumā	أَحْسَنَتَا ʔaḥsanatā	أَحْسَنَّا ʔaḥsannā	أَحْسَنْتُنَّ ʔaḥsantunna	أَحْسَنَّ ʔaḥsanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحْسِنُ ʔuḥsinu	تُحْسِنُ tuḥsinu	يُحْسِنُ yuḥsinu	تُحْسِنَانِ tuḥsināni	يُحْسِنَانِ yuḥsināni	نُحْسِنُ nuḥsinu	تُحْسِنُونَ tuḥsinūna	يُحْسِنُونَ yuḥsinūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُحْسِنُ ʔuḥsinu	تُحْسِنِينَ tuḥsinīna	تُحْسِنُ tuḥsinu	تُحْسِنَانِ tuḥsināni	تُحْسِنَانِ tuḥsināni	نُحْسِنُ nuḥsinu	تُحْسِنَّ tuḥsinna	يُحْسِنَّ yuḥsinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحْسِنَ ʔuḥsina	تُحْسِنَ tuḥsina	يُحْسِنَ yuḥsina	تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā	يُحْسِنَا yuḥsinā	نُحْسِنَ nuḥsina	تُحْسِنُوا tuḥsinū	يُحْسِنُوا yuḥsinū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُحْسِنَ ʔuḥsina	تُحْسِنِي tuḥsinī	تُحْسِنَ tuḥsina	تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā	تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā	نُحْسِنَ nuḥsina	تُحْسِنَّ tuḥsinna	يُحْسِنَّ yuḥsinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحْسِنْ ʔuḥsin	تُحْسِنْ tuḥsin	يُحْسِنْ yuḥsin	تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā	يُحْسِنَا yuḥsinā	نُحْسِنْ nuḥsin	تُحْسِنُوا tuḥsinū	يُحْسِنُوا yuḥsinū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُحْسِنْ ʔuḥsin	تُحْسِنِي tuḥsinī	تُحْسِنْ tuḥsin	تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā	تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā	نُحْسِنْ nuḥsin	تُحْسِنَّ tuḥsinna	يُحْسِنَّ yuḥsinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		أَحْسِنْ ʔaḥsin		أَحْسِنَا ʔaḥsinā			أَحْسِنُوا ʔaḥsinū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		أَحْسِنِي ʔaḥsinī		أَحْسِنَا ʔaḥsinā			أَحْسِنَّ ʔaḥsinna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	أُحْسِنْتُ ʔuḥsintu	أُحْسِنْتَ ʔuḥsinta	أُحْسِنَ ʔuḥsina	أُحْسِنْتُمَا ʔuḥsintumā	أُحْسِنَا ʔuḥsinā	أُحْسِنَّا ʔuḥsinnā	أُحْسِنْتُمْ ʔuḥsintum	أُحْسِنُوا ʔuḥsinū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	أُحْسِنْتُ ʔuḥsintu	أُحْسِنْتِ ʔuḥsinti	أُحْسِنَتْ ʔuḥsinat	أُحْسِنْتُمَا ʔuḥsintumā	أُحْسِنَتَا ʔuḥsinatā	أُحْسِنَّا ʔuḥsinnā	أُحْسِنْتُنَّ ʔuḥsintunna	أُحْسِنَّ ʔuḥsinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحْسَنُ ʔuḥsanu	تُحْسَنُ tuḥsanu	يُحْسَنُ yuḥsanu	تُحْسَنَانِ tuḥsanāni	يُحْسَنَانِ yuḥsanāni	نُحْسَنُ nuḥsanu	تُحْسَنُونَ tuḥsanūna	يُحْسَنُونَ yuḥsanūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُحْسَنُ ʔuḥsanu	تُحْسَنِينَ tuḥsanīna	تُحْسَنُ tuḥsanu	تُحْسَنَانِ tuḥsanāni	تُحْسَنَانِ tuḥsanāni	نُحْسَنُ nuḥsanu	تُحْسَنَّ tuḥsanna	يُحْسَنَّ yuḥsanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحْسَنَ ʔuḥsana	تُحْسَنَ tuḥsana	يُحْسَنَ yuḥsana	تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā	يُحْسَنَا yuḥsanā	نُحْسَنَ nuḥsana	تُحْسَنُوا tuḥsanū	يُحْسَنُوا yuḥsanū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُحْسَنَ ʔuḥsana	تُحْسَنِي tuḥsanī	تُحْسَنَ tuḥsana	تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā	تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā	نُحْسَنَ nuḥsana	تُحْسَنَّ tuḥsanna	يُحْسَنَّ yuḥsanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحْسَنْ ʔuḥsan	تُحْسَنْ tuḥsan	يُحْسَنْ yuḥsan	تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā	يُحْسَنَا yuḥsanā	نُحْسَنْ nuḥsan	تُحْسَنُوا tuḥsanū	يُحْسَنُوا yuḥsanū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُحْسَنْ ʔuḥsan	تُحْسَنِي tuḥsanī	تُحْسَنْ tuḥsan	تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā	تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā	نُحْسَنْ nuḥsan	تُحْسَنَّ tuḥsanna	يُحْسَنَّ yuḥsanna

Etymology 2

Morphologically from the root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaħ.san/

Adjective

أَحْسَن • (ʔaḥsan) (feminine حُسْنَى (ḥusnā), masculine plural أَحْسَنُونَ (ʔaḥsanūna) or أَحَاسِن (ʔaḥāsin), feminine plural حُسْنَيَات (ḥusnayāt) or حُسَن (ḥusan))

(elative degree of حَسَن (ḥasan)) (broadly) better, best, nicer, nicest, more excellent, most excellent (for example, more suitable, most suitable, more befitting, most befitting; more beautiful, most beautiful, prettier, prettiest)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 41:34:
  وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ۚ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ
  wa-lā tastawī l-ḥasanatu wa-lā s-sayyiʔatu. idfaʕ bi-llatī hiya ʔaḥsanu fa-ʔiḏā allaḏī baynaka wa-baynahu ʕadāwatun kaʔannahu waliyyun ḥamīmun
  And the good deed does not equal the bad: repel by that which is better, whereupon he who is inimical to you will be as if he were a devoted friend.

Declension

Declension of adjective أَحْسَن (ʔaḥsan)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَحْسَن ʔaḥsan	الْأَحْسَن al-ʔaḥsan	حُسْنَى ḥusnā	الْحُسْنَى al-ḥusnā
Nominative	أَحْسَنُ ʔaḥsanu	الْأَحْسَنُ al-ʔaḥsanu	حُسْنَى ḥusnā	الْحُسْنَى al-ḥusnā
Accusative	أَحْسَنَ ʔaḥsana	الْأَحْسَنَ al-ʔaḥsana	حُسْنَى ḥusnā	الْحُسْنَى al-ḥusnā
Genitive	أَحْسَنَ ʔaḥsana	الْأَحْسَنِ al-ʔaḥsani	حُسْنَى ḥusnā	الْحُسْنَى al-ḥusnā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَحْسَنَيْن ʔaḥsanayn	الْأَحْسَنَيْن al-ʔaḥsanayn	حُسْنَيَيْن ḥusnayayn	الْحُسْنَيَيْن al-ḥusnayayn
Nominative	أَحْسَنَانِ ʔaḥsanāni	الْأَحْسَنَانِ al-ʔaḥsanāni	حُسْنَيَانِ ḥusnayāni	الْحُسْنَيَانِ al-ḥusnayāni
Accusative	أَحْسَنَيْنِ ʔaḥsanayni	الْأَحْسَنَيْنِ al-ʔaḥsanayni	حُسْنَيَيْنِ ḥusnayayni	الْحُسْنَيَيْنِ al-ḥusnayayni
Genitive	أَحْسَنَيْنِ ʔaḥsanayni	الْأَحْسَنَيْنِ al-ʔaḥsanayni	حُسْنَيَيْنِ ḥusnayayni	الْحُسْنَيَيْنِ al-ḥusnayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَحْسَنِين‎; أَحَاسِن ʔaḥsanīn‎; ʔaḥāsin	الْأَحْسَنِين‎; الْأَحَاسِن al-ʔaḥsanīn‎; al-ʔaḥāsin	حُسْنَيَات‎; حُسَن ḥusnayāt‎; ḥusan	الْحُسْنَيَات‎; الْحُسَن al-ḥusnayāt‎; al-ḥusan
Nominative	أَحْسَنُونَ‎; أَحَاسِنُ ʔaḥsanūna‎; ʔaḥāsinu	الْأَحْسَنُونَ‎; الْأَحَاسِنُ al-ʔaḥsanūna‎; al-ʔaḥāsinu	حُسْنَيَاتٌ‎; حُسَنٌ ḥusnayātun‎; ḥusanun	الْحُسْنَيَاتُ‎; الْحُسَنُ al-ḥusnayātu‎; al-ḥusanu
Accusative	أَحْسَنِينَ‎; أَحَاسِنَ ʔaḥsanīna‎; ʔaḥāsina	الْأَحْسَنِينَ‎; الْأَحَاسِنَ al-ʔaḥsanīna‎; al-ʔaḥāsina	حُسْنَيَاتٍ‎; حُسَنًا ḥusnayātin‎; ḥusanan	الْحُسْنَيَاتِ‎; الْحُسَنَ al-ḥusnayāti‎; al-ḥusana
Genitive	أَحْسَنِينَ‎; أَحَاسِنَ ʔaḥsanīna‎; ʔaḥāsina	الْأَحْسَنِينَ‎; الْأَحَاسِنِ al-ʔaḥsanīna‎; al-ʔaḥāsini	حُسْنَيَاتٍ‎; حُسَنٍ ḥusnayātin‎; ḥusanin	الْحُسْنَيَاتِ‎; الْحُسَنِ al-ḥusnayāti‎; al-ḥusani