حسن

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns beauty, goodness, and excellence. It encompasses physical attractiveness, moral virtue, and pleasing qualities, extending to concepts of perfection and superiority. The root also covers related actions like making something beautiful or recognizing its goodness.

Derived headwords

الحَسَنnoun

1.
beautyboth
A general term for beauty, often referring to physical attractiveness, but also encompassing pleasing qualities.
2.
goodnessboth
The quality of being good, morally or aesthetically pleasing.

حَسُنَverb

1.
to be beautifulboth
To possess beauty, to be pleasing in appearance or character.
2.
to be goodboth
To be morally upright or excellent.

حُسْنnoun

1.
beautyboth
The state or quality of being beautiful; attractiveness.
2.
goodnessboth
The quality of being good, morally or ethically.

مَحَاسِنnoun

1.
beautiesboth
The beautiful parts or aspects of something, often referring to physical features or admirable qualities.
2.
virtuesboth
Admirable moral qualities or characteristics.

حَسَّنَverb

1.
to make beautifulboth
To improve the appearance or quality of something, to adorn or beautify.
2.
to improveboth
To make something better or more acceptable.
3.
to consider goodboth
To deem something as good or acceptable.

حاسِنadjective

1.
beautifulclassical
Possessing beauty; attractive.

حَسَنadjective

1.
beautifulboth
Possessing beauty; attractive.
2.
goodboth
Morally upright or excellent.

حاسِنٌ وحَسَنٌadjective

1.
beautifulclassical
Possessing beauty; attractive.

أَحْسَنَverb

1.
to do goodboth
To perform good deeds or act benevolently.
2.
to improveboth
To make something better or more excellent.
3.
to do one's bestclassical
To exert maximum effort.

حُسَيْنadjective

1.
very beautifulclassical
Intensely beautiful or handsome.

حِسَانnoun

1.
beautiful onesboth
Plural of beautiful things or people.

حَسَنَاءadjective

1.
beautiful (fem.)both
Possessing beauty, specifically referring to a female.

حَسَانَةnoun

1.
beautiful thingclassical
A beautiful object or quality.

حَسَنَاتnoun

1.
good deedboth
An action that is morally good or virtuous.
2.
favorboth
A benefit or good fortune received.

الأَحْسَنadjective

1.
the most beautifulboth
The superlative form of beautiful; possessing the greatest beauty.
2.
the bestboth
The superlative form of good; possessing the greatest goodness or suitability.

أَحَاسِنnoun

1.
best onesclassical
The most excellent or beautiful among a group.

الحُسْنَىnoun

1.
the best outcomeboth
The most favorable or good result, often referring to the afterlife.
2.
paradiseclassical
The ultimate good reward, often interpreted as heaven.

الحُسْنَيَانnoun

1.
the two best outcomesclassical
Referring to two favorable possibilities, often victory or martyrdom.

مُحْسِنnoun

1.
benefactorboth
One who does good deeds or bestows favors.
2.
doer of goodboth
Someone who performs acts of kindness and virtue.

الإِحْسَانnoun

1.
benevolenceboth
The quality of being kind and generous; doing good to others.
2.
excellenceboth
The state of being outstanding or superior.
3.
sincerityclassical
Performing actions with pure intention and devotion.

حَسَنٌ وحُسَيْنname

1.
Hasan and Husaynboth
Names of two prominent grandsons of the Prophet Muhammad.

تَحْسِينnoun

1.
improvementboth
The act of making something better or more attractive.
2.
beautificationboth
The process of making something beautiful.

اِسْتِحْسَانnoun

1.
appreciationboth
The act of considering something good or pleasing.
2.
approvalboth
The act of deeming something acceptable or commendable.

مُحْسَانadjective

1.
doing good continuouslyclassical
One who habitually performs good deeds.

حُسَّانnoun

1.
very beautiful onesclassical
Plural of very beautiful things or people.

حَسَنَاتٌnoun

1.
good deedsboth
Plural of good deeds; virtuous actions.

حُسْنَيَاتnoun

1.
good outcomesclassical
Plural of good outcomes or results.

مُحَسَّنadjective

1.
improvedboth
Made better or more attractive.

Parallel reading

الحسن، بالضم: الجمال

Al-husn, with dammah: beauty.

الحسن نقيض القبح

Al-husn is the opposite of ugliness.

الحسن عبارة عن كل مستحسن مرغوب

Al-husn is an expression for everything desirable and pleasing.

كأنه في التقدير جمع محسن؛ كذا في الصحاح، أي كمقعد

It is as if, in estimation, it is a plural of muhsin; thus in Al-Sihah, meaning like maq'ad.

وإن شئت خففت الضمة فقلت: حسن الشيء

And if you wish, you can lighten the dammah and say: hasuna al-shay'.

لم يمنع الناس مني ما أردت وما أعطيهم ما أرادوا حسن ذا أدبا

They did not prevent me from what I wanted, nor did I give them what they wanted; this is good manners.

فهو حاسن وحسن

So he is hasin and hasan.

أحسن إن كنت حاسناً، فهذا في المستقبل، وإنه لحسن، يريد فعل الحال

Do well if you are capable, this is for the future, and indeed it is hasan, meaning the present state.

شيء حسن حسين

A very beautiful thing.

هو جمع حسن، ويجوز أن يكون جمع حسين ككريم، وكرام

It is the plural of hasan, and it may be the plural of husayn like karim and kiram.

دار الفتاة التي كنا نقول لها يا ظبية عطلا حسانة الجيد

The dwelling of the young woman whom we used to tell, 'O gazelle with a beautiful neck.'

ولا تقل رجل أحسن في مقابلة امرأة حسناء

And do not say a man ahsan in contrast to a woman hasna'.

وهو يذكر من غير تأنيث

And it is masculine without feminine.

هو الأحسن على إرادة أفعل التفضيل

It is al-ahsan with the intention of the superlative of preference.

فيتبعون أحسنه

So they follow what is best of it.

اتبعوا أحسن ما أنزل إليكم من ربكم

Follow the best of what has been revealed to you from your Lord.

الله نزل أحسن الحديث

Allah has sent down the best of speech.

أحاسنكم أخلاقاً الموطؤون أكنافاً

The best of you in character are those who are approachable.

الحسنى: ضد السوأى

Al-husna: the opposite of al-su'a.

وإن له عندنا للحسنى

And indeed, for him with Us is the best outcome.

للذين أحسنوا الحسنى وزيادة

For those who have done good is the best reward and extra.

هل تربصون بنا إلا إحدى الحسنيين

Do you await for us but one of the two best things?

المواضع الحسنة من البدن

The beautiful places of the body.

لا تكاد العرب توحد المحاسن

The Arabs scarcely use muhasin in the singular.

ووجه محسن، كمعظم: حسن

And a face muhsin, like mu'dhim: hasan.

وقد حسنه الله تحسيناً

And Allah has made it beautiful, a beautification.

الإحسان: ضد الإساءة

Al-ihsan: the opposite of al-isa'ah.

إن الله يأمر بالعدل والإحسان

Indeed, Allah orders justice and benevolence.

ومن أحسن ديناً ممن أسلم وجهه لله وهو محسن

And who is better in religion than one who submits himself to Allah while he is a doer of good?

ما الإيمان وما الإحسان

What is faith and what is ihsan?

والذين اتبعوهم بإحسان

And those who followed them with excellence.

إنا نراك من المحسنين

Indeed, we see you among the doers of good.

الحسنة: ضد السيئة

Al-hasanah: the opposite of al-sayyi'ah.

وإن تصبهم حسنة يقولوا هذه من عند الله

And if a good fortune befalls them, they say, 'This is from Allah.'

وإن تصبهم سيئة

And if an evil befalls them.

فما أصابك من حسنة فمن الله

And whatever good befalls you, it is from Allah.

وما أصابك من سيئة

And whatever touches you of evil.

إن الحسنات يذهبن السيئات

Indeed, good deeds erase bad deeds.

حسيناه أن يفعل كذا

We have done our utmost for him to do such and such.

وهو يحسن الشيء إحساناً: أي يعلمه

And he ihsan the thing: meaning he knows it.

قيمة المرء ما يحسنه

The value of a person is what they master.

الناس أبناء ما يحسنون

People are the children of what they master.

فاستحسنه وعده حسناً

So he found it pleasing and considered it good.

فمستحسن من ذوي الجاه لين

And a gentle person of status is considered pleasing.

الحسن والحسين: جبلان

Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn: two mountains.

وعند الحسن دفن

And near Al-Hasan was buried.

فإذا جمعا قيل: الحسنان

And when they are combined, they are called: Al-Hasnan.

تركنا في النواصف من حسين نساء الحي يلقطن الجمانا

We left among the heights of Husayn the women of the tribe picking pearls.

الحسن والحسين: بطنان في طيىء

Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn: two clans within Tayy.

وهما ابنا عمر وبن الغوث بن طيىء

And they are the sons of 'Amr bin Al-Ghawth bin Tayy.

الحسن والحسين: اسمان

Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn: two names.

يا حسنان، يا حسينان

O Hasanayn, O Husaynayn.