حسن

See also: خشن, جشن, and ح س ن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ح س ن (ḥ-s-n)

Verb

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

to be or become good, to better, to improve
Antonyms: سَاءَ (sāʔa, “to worsen”), قَبُحَ (qabuḥa)
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)

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

to improve, to ameliorate, to better, to polish, to embellish
to perfect
to prettify, to beautify, to adorn, to make attractive
to bedeck, to ornament, to decorate, to deck out, to garnish
to shape up, tidy up (hair or beard)
(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) to apply cosmetics, to put on makeup
to amend
(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) to fake

Conjugation

Conjugation of

حَسَّنَ

(form-II sound)

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

Related terms

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

Etymology 3

Root
ح س ن (ḥ-s-n)

Noun

حُسْن • (ḥusn) m

verbal noun of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna) (form I)
goodness
prettiness, beauty, loveliness, shapeliness, comeliness, gorgeousness, pulchritude
handsomeness
charm, charms, glamor
glory
nicety, fineness, grace, gracefulness, foppery
fineness, efficiency, efficacy

Declension

Declension of noun حُسْن (ḥusn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: hüsn
→ Turkish: hüsün

Etymology 4

Root
ح س ن (ḥ-s-n)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

good, fine, well
agreeable, pleasant, nice, well-favored
pretty, beautiful, lovely, comely, sightly, shapely, gorgeous, fair
handsome, good-looking, magnificent
well-turned
radiant, glad, charming
graceful, fine, dainty
okay, all right
(hadith) Hasan, acceptable
Coordinate terms: صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ), ضَعِيف (ḍaʕīf), مُتَوَاتِر (mutawātir)

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
Dual	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

a male given name; Hasan, Hassan
(defined) Ḥasan ibn ʕaliyy, the grandson and a revered companion of Muhammad, and the 2nd Shia Imam.

Usage notes

In Classical Arabic, it is one of the given names that can take the definite article اَل (al-): اَلْحَسَن (al-ḥasan)

Declension

Declension of noun حَسَن (ḥasan)

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

Derived terms

حَسَنِيّ (ḥasaniyy, “descendant of Ḥasan ibn ʕaliyy”)

Related terms

حَسَنًا (ḥasanan) (adverb)
حَسَنَة (ḥasana)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: Həsən
→ Bashkir: Хәсән (Xəsən)
→ Chinese: → 哈桑 (Hāsāng) (transliteration)
→ English: Hasan
→ Old Armenian: Հասան (Hasan)
- Middle Armenian: Հասան (Hasan)
→ Northern Kurdish: Hesen
→ Persian: حسن
→ Somali: Xasan
→ Turkish: Hasan
→ Uzbek: Hasan

Persian

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حسن

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic حُسْن (ḥusn).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key):

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key):
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key):

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key):

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

Readings
Classical reading^?	husn
Dari reading^?	husn
Iranian reading^?	hosn
Tajik reading^?	husn

Noun


Iranian Persian	حسن
Dari	حسن
Tajik	ҳусн

حسن • (hosn)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key):

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key):
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key):

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key):

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

Readings
Classical reading^?	hasan
Dari reading^?	hasan
Iranian reading^?	hasan
Tajik reading^?	hasan

Proper noun


Iranian Persian	حسن
Dari	حسن
Tajik	Ҳасан

حسن • (hasan)

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

Derived terms

حسنک (hasanak)
حسنی (hasani)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حُسْن (ḥusn).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɦʊ.sə.nᵊ/
Rhymes: -ə.nᵊ

Noun

حُسَن • (ḥusan) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੁਸਨ)

References

“حسن”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح س ن
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَسَّنَ (ḥassana).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħas.san/,
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)

Verb

حسّن • (ḥassan) II (present بحسّن (biḥassen))

(intransitive) to improve

Conjugation

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

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