مسن

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
س ن ن (s n n)
7 terms

Derived from the active participle of أَسَنَّ (ʔasanna, to age); compare سِنّ (sinn, tooth, age).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُسِنّ (musinn) (feminine مُسِنَّة (musinna), masculine plural مُسِنُّون (musinnūn))

  1. old, aged
Declension

Etymology 2

Tool noun from the root س ن ن (s-n-n).

Pronunciation

Noun

مِسَنّ (misannm (plural مِسَنَّات (misannāt) or مَسَانّ (masānn))

  1. grinder, grindstone, whetstone, honer
Declension

References

  • Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “مسن”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “مسن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1439
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “سن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, pages 505–506

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُسِنّ (musinn)

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? musin
Dari reading? musin
Iranian reading? mosen
Tajik reading? musin

Adjective

مسن (mosen)

  1. old, aged