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بسن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to beauty and excellence, often used to describe something pleasing or well-formed. It also encompasses a specific place name.

Derived headwords

حَسَنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    the thing became good/beautiful (verb form with ḍamma, masdar ḥusn)both

    the thing became good/beautiful (verb form with ḍamma, masdar ḥusn)

  2. 2.
    good, beautiful (masculine)both

    good, beautiful (masculine)

  3. 3.
    he beautified/improved the thing (masdar taḥsīn)both

    he beautified/improved the thing (masdar taḥsīn)

بَسَنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    beautiful, pleasingclassical

    Similar to 'hasan', denoting beauty or something pleasing, often used as a follower or intensifier.

بيسانname
  1. 1.
    a place in the regions of Syriaboth

    a place in the regions of Syria

Parallel reading

حسن بسن، إتباع له.
Hasan is beautiful, basan is a follower to it.
وبيسان: موضع بنواحي الشأم.
And Beisan: a place in the regions of Sham.
قال أبو دواد نخلات من نخل بيسان أينعن جميعا ونبتهن تؤام
Abu Dawud said: 'Palm trees from the palms of Beisan ripened all together, and their shoots were twins.'