حسن

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns beauty, goodness, and excellence. It extends to concepts of fortifications, specific locations, and even anatomical parts. Derived forms can denote pleasing things, actions that improve a situation, or individuals possessing these qualities.

Derived headwords

الحَسَنُnoun

1.
beauty, goodnessboth
That which is beautiful or good in anything, referring to an inherent quality or one derived from external factors.
2.
fortressclassical
A specific fortress located in Al-Andalus.
3.
place nameclassical
A place name in Al-Yamamah.
4.
treeclassical
A type of tree, specifically the 'tree of blessings' (الألاء), named for its pleasing appearance.
5.
boneclassical
The bone adjacent to the elbow.
6.
high sand duneclassical
A tall sand dune.

حَسُنَverb

1.
to be beautiful, goodboth
To possess beauty or goodness; to be pleasing in appearance or character.

أَحْسَنَverb

1.
to do good, improveboth
To perform a good deed or to improve a situation; also, to sit upon something.

حَسَنَةnoun

1.
good deedboth
A good deed or a meritorious act.
2.
womanclassical
A woman's name, specifically Umm Sharhabeel Al-Qurashi, or possibly his wet nurse.
3.
place nameclassical
A place name near Al-Bayda' in Istakhr.
4.
mountainsclassical
A range of mountains located between Sa'dah and 'Athr in Yemen.
5.
part of a mountainclassical
A section or corner of the Ajā' mountain range.

الحَسَنِيّname

1.
nisba nameboth
A nisba indicating descent from someone named Al-Hasan, or associated with a place or lineage named Al-Hasan.

حُسَيْنَةname

1.
diminutive nameboth
A diminutive form of Hasan, used as a given name for females.

مُحَسِّنname

1.
given nameboth
A male given name, meaning 'one who improves' or 'benefactor'.

مَحَاسِنnoun

1.
virtues, good qualitiesboth
The good qualities, merits, or beauties of something or someone.

الحَسَنnoun

1.
ridge, elevationclassical
A projection or elevation from a mountain, specifically a type of rock ridge.

Parallel reading

والحسن، محركة: ما حسن من كل شيء

And Al-Hasan, with vowel marks: that which is beautiful of everything.

وهو لمعنى في نفسه كالاتصاف بالحسن لمعنى ثبت في ذاته كالإيمان بالله تعالى وصفاته

And it is for a meaning in itself, like being characterized by beauty for a meaning established in its essence, such as faith in God Almighty and His attributes.

ولمعنى في غيره كالاتصاف بالحسن لمعنى ثبت في غيره كالجهاد

And for a meaning in another, like being characterized by beauty for a meaning established in another, such as jihad.

فإنه لا يحسن لذاته لأنه تخريب بلاد الله تعالى وتعذيب عباده

For it is not beautiful in itself because it is the destruction of God's lands and the torment of His servants.

وإنما حسن لما فيه من إعلاء كلمة الله تعالى وإهلاك أعدائه

Rather, it became beautiful because of what it contains of exalting God's word and destroying His enemies.

والحسن: حصن بالأندلس.

And Al-Hasan: a fortress in Al-Andalus.

والحسن: شجر الألاء حسن المنظر مصطفا بكثيب رمل

And Al-Hasan: the trees of Al-Aalaa, beautiful in appearance, situated on a sand dune.

فالحسن هو الشجر، سمي بذلك لحسنه، ونسب الكثيب إليه فقيل: نقا الحسن.

So Al-Hasan is the tree, named so for its beauty, and the dune was attributed to it, so it was said: Nuqa Al-Hasan.

والحسن: العظم الذي يلي المرفق، ويضم.

And Al-Hasan: the bone that is next to the elbow, and it is pronounced with damma.

والحسن: الكثيب العالي.

And Al-Hasan: the high sand dune.

وسمي الغلام حسناً.

And the boy was named Hasan.

وأحسن الرجل: جلس عليه؛ عن ابن الأعرابي.

And the man 'ahsan': he sat upon it; from Ibn Al-A'rabi.

وحسنة، محركة: امرأة، وهي أم شرحبيل القرشي

And Hasana, with vowel marks: a woman, and she is Umm Sharhabeel Al-Qurashi.

والحسنة: جبال بين صعدة وعثر في الطريق من بلاد اليمن؛ قاله نصر، رحمه الله تعالى.

And Al-Hasana: mountains between Sa'dah and 'Athr on the road from the lands of Yemen; Nasr said this, may God have mercy on him.

والحسنة: ركن من أركان أجأ

And Al-Hasana: a corner of the Ajā' mountains.

والحسنة، بالكسر: ريد ينتأ من الجبل، ج الحسن، كعنب

And Al-Hasana, with kasra: a projection that emerges from the mountain, its plural is Al-Hasan, like 'inab.

وسموا حسينة، كخديجة وجهينة، ومزاحم ومعظم ومحسن وأمير

And they named [females] Husayna, like Khadija and Juhayna, and [males] Muzahim, Mu'azzim, Muhsin, and Amir.

ومحاسن بن عمرو بن عبد ود أخو النعمان بن المنذر لأمه

And Mahasin bin Amr bin Abd Wudd, the brother of Al-Nu'man bin Al-Mundhir by his mother.