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أحسن

See also: احسن and أخشن

Arabic

Verb

أَحْسَنَ • ‎(ʾaḥsana) IV, non-past يُحْسِنُ‎ (yuḥsinu)

to make good
to do well, to act well, to act right
to excel in, to gain mastery in
to know how to use, to be able to use, to know how to do, to know
الإنْجِلِيزِيَّة يُحْسِنُ (yúHsinu l-’injilizíyya)
He knows English.

Conjugation

Conjugation of

أَحْسَنَ

(form-IV sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					إِحْسَان ʾiḥsān
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُحْسِن muḥsin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُحْسَن muḥsan
		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	أَحْسَنْتُ ʾaḥsantu	أَحْسَنْتَ ʾaḥsanta	أَحْسَنَ ʾaḥsana	أَحْسَنْتُمَا ʾaḥsantumā	أَحْسَنَا ʾaḥsanā	أَحْسَنَّا ʾaḥsannā	أَحْسَنْتُمْ ʾaḥsantum	أَحْسَنُوا ʾaḥsanū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	أَحْسَنْتُ ʾaḥsantu	أَحْسَنْتِ ʾaḥsanti	أَحْسَنَتْ ʾaḥsanat	أَحْسَنْتُمَا ʾaḥsantumā	أَحْسَنَتَا ʾaḥsanatā	أَحْسَنَّا ʾaḥsannā	أَحْسَنْتُنَّ ʾaḥsantunna	أَحْسَنَّ ʾaḥsanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُحْسِنُ ʾuḥsinu	تُحْسِنُ tuḥsinu	يُحْسِنُ yuḥsinu	تُحْسِنَانِ tuḥsināni	يُحْسِنَانِ yuḥsināni	نُحْسِنُ nuḥsinu	تُحْسِنُونَ tuḥsinūna	يُحْسِنُونَ yuḥsinūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أُحْسِنُ ʾuḥsinu	تُحْسِنِينَ tuḥsinīna	تُحْسِنُ tuḥsinu	تُحْسِنَانِ tuḥsināni	تُحْسِنَانِ tuḥsināni	نُحْسِنُ nuḥsinu	تُحْسِنَّ tuḥsinna	يُحْسِنَّ yuḥsinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحْسِنَ ʾuḥsina	تُحْسِنَ tuḥsina	يُحْسِنَ yuḥsina	تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā	يُحْسِنَا yuḥsinā	نُحْسِنَ nuḥsina	تُحْسِنُو tuḥsinū	يُحْسِنُو yuḥsinū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُحْسِنَ ʾuḥsina	تُحْسِنِي tuḥsinī	تُحْسِنَ tuḥsina	تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā	تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā	نُحْسِنَ nuḥsina	تُحْسِنَّ tuḥsinna	يُحْسِنَّ yuḥsinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحْسِنْ ʾuḥsin	تُحْسِنْ tuḥsin	يُحْسِنْ yuḥsin	تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā	يُحْسِنَا yuḥsinā	نُحْسِنْ nuḥsin	تُحْسِنُو tuḥsinū	يُحْسِنُو yuḥsinū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُحْسِنْ ʾuḥsin	تُحْسِنِي tuḥsinī	تُحْسِنْ tuḥsin	تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā	تُحْسِنَا tuḥsinā	نُحْسِنْ nuḥsin	تُحْسِنَّ tuḥsinna	يُحْسِنَّ yuḥsinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		أَحْسِنْ ʾaḥsin		أَحْسِنَا ʾaḥsinā			أَحْسِنُو ʾaḥsinū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		أَحْسِنِي ʾaḥsinī		أَحْسِنَا ʾaḥsinā			أَحْسِنَّ ʾaḥsinna
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	أُحْسِنْتُ ʾuḥsintu	أُحْسِنْتَ ʾuḥsinta	أُحْسِنَ ʾuḥsina	أُحْسِنْتُمَا ʾuḥsintumā	أُحْسِنَا ʾuḥsinā	أُحْسِنَّا ʾuḥsinnā	أُحْسِنْتُمْ ʾuḥsintum	أُحْسِنُوا ʾuḥsinū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	أُحْسِنْتُ ʾuḥsintu	أُحْسِنْتِ ʾuḥsinti	أُحْسِنَتْ ʾuḥsinat	أُحْسِنْتُمَا ʾuḥsintumā	أُحْسِنَتَا ʾuḥsinatā	أُحْسِنَّا ʾuḥsinnā	أُحْسِنْتُنَّ ʾuḥsintunna	أُحْسِنَّ ʾuḥsinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُحْسَنُ ʾuḥsanu	تُحْسَنُ tuḥsanu	يُحْسَنُ yuḥsanu	تُحْسَنَانِ tuḥsanāni	يُحْسَنَانِ yuḥsanāni	نُحْسَنُ nuḥsanu	تُحْسَنُونَ tuḥsanūna	يُحْسَنُونَ yuḥsanūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أُحْسَنُ ʾuḥsanu	تُحْسَنِينَ tuḥsanīna	تُحْسَنُ tuḥsanu	تُحْسَنَانِ tuḥsanāni	تُحْسَنَانِ tuḥsanāni	نُحْسَنُ nuḥsanu	تُحْسَنَّ tuḥsanna	يُحْسَنَّ yuḥsanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحْسَنَ ʾuḥsana	تُحْسَنَ tuḥsana	يُحْسَنَ yuḥsana	تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā	يُحْسَنَا yuḥsanā	نُحْسَنَ nuḥsana	تُحْسَنُو tuḥsanū	يُحْسَنُو yuḥsanū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُحْسَنَ ʾuḥsana	تُحْسَنِي tuḥsanī	تُحْسَنَ tuḥsana	تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā	تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā	نُحْسَنَ nuḥsana	تُحْسَنَّ tuḥsanna	يُحْسَنَّ yuḥsanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحْسَنْ ʾuḥsan	تُحْسَنْ tuḥsan	يُحْسَنْ yuḥsan	تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā	يُحْسَنَا yuḥsanā	نُحْسَنْ nuḥsan	تُحْسَنُو tuḥsanū	يُحْسَنُو yuḥsanū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُحْسَنْ ʾuḥsan	تُحْسَنِي tuḥsanī	تُحْسَنْ tuḥsan	تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā	تُحْسَنَا tuḥsanā	نُحْسَنْ nuḥsan	تُحْسَنَّ tuḥsanna	يُحْسَنَّ yuḥsanna

Etymology 2

Elative of حَسَن ‎(ḥasan, “good, beautiful, pretty, excellent”), from the root ح س ن ‎(ḥ-s-n). Unusually, has the feminine form of a color/defect adjective.

Adjective

أَحْسَن • ‎(ʾaḥsan) ‎(feminine حَسْنَاء ‎(ḥasnāʾ), masculine plural أَحَاسِن ‎(ʾaḥāsin), feminine plural حِسَان ‎(ḥisān))

elative degree of حَسَن ‎(ḥasan):
1. better; best
2. more beautiful; most beautiful
3. prettier; prettiest
4. more excellent; most excellent

Declension

Declension of adjective أَحْسَن (ʾaḥsan)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَحْسَن ʾaḥsan	الْأَحْسَن al-ʾaḥsan	حَسْنَاء ḥasnāʾ	الْحَسْنَاء al-ḥasnāʾ
Nominative	أَحْسَنُ ʾaḥsanu	الْأَحْسَنُ al-ʾaḥsanu	حَسْنَاءُ ḥasnāʾu	الْحَسْنَاءُ al-ḥasnāʾu
Accusative	أَحْسَنَ ʾaḥsana	الْأَحْسَنَ al-ʾaḥsana	حَسْنَاءَ ḥasnāʾa	الْحَسْنَاءَ al-ḥasnāʾa
Genitive	أَحْسَنَ ʾaḥsana	الْأَحْسَنِ al-ʾaḥsani	حَسْنَاءَ ḥasnāʾa	الْحَسْنَاءِ al-ḥasnāʾi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَحْسَنَيْن ʾaḥsanayn	الْأَحْسَنَيْن al-ʾaḥsanayn	حَسْنَاءَيْن ḥasnāʾayn	الْحَسْنَاءَيْن al-ḥasnāʾayn
Nominative	أَحْسَنَانِ ʾaḥsanāni	الْأَحْسَنَانِ al-ʾaḥsanāni	حَسْنَاءَانِ ḥasnāʾāni	الْحَسْنَاءَانِ al-ḥasnāʾāni
Accusative	أَحْسَنَيْنِ ʾaḥsanayni	الْأَحْسَنَيْنِ al-ʾaḥsanayni	حَسْنَاءَيْنِ ḥasnāʾayni	الْحَسْنَاءَيْنِ al-ḥasnāʾayni
Genitive	أَحْسَنَيْنِ ʾaḥsanayni	الْأَحْسَنَيْنِ al-ʾaḥsanayni	حَسْنَاءَيْنِ ḥasnāʾayni	الْحَسْنَاءَيْنِ al-ḥasnāʾayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَحَاسِن ʾaḥāsin	الْأَحَاسِن al-ʾaḥāsin	حِسَان ḥisān	الْحِسَان al-ḥisān
Nominative	أَحَاسِنُ ʾaḥāsinu	الْأَحَاسِنُ al-ʾaḥāsinu	حِسَانٌ ḥisānun	الْحِسَانُ al-ḥisānu
Accusative	أَحَاسِنَ ʾaḥāsina	الْأَحَاسِنَ al-ʾaḥāsina	حِسَانًا ḥisānan	الْحِسَانَ al-ḥisāna
Genitive	أَحَاسِنَ ʾaḥāsina	الْأَحَاسِنِ al-ʾaḥāsini	حِسَانٍ ḥisānin	الْحِسَانِ al-ḥisāni

References

“أحسن” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Wehr, Hans (1979), “أحسن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Etymology 3

Verb

أَحْسُنُ • ‎(ʾaḥsunu) ‎(form I)

first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَسُنَ ‎(ḥasuna)

Verb

أَحْسُنَ • ‎(ʾaḥsuna) ‎(form I)

first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of حَسُنَ ‎(ḥasuna)

Verb

أَحْسُنْ • ‎(ʾaḥsun) ‎(form I)

first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَسُنَ ‎(ḥasuna)

Etymology 4

Verb

أُحَسِّنُ • ‎(ʾuḥassinu) ‎(form II)

first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَسَّنَ ‎(ḥassana)

Verb

أُحَسِّنَ • ‎(ʾuḥassina) ‎(form II)

first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of حَسَّنَ ‎(ḥassana)

Verb

أُحَسِّنْ • ‎(ʾuḥassin) ‎(form II)

first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَسَّنَ ‎(ḥassana)

Verb

أُحَسَّنُ • ‎(ʾuḥassanu) ‎(form II)

first-person singular non-past passive indicative of حَسَّنَ ‎(ḥassana)

Verb

أُحَسَّنَ • ‎(ʾuḥassana) ‎(form II)

first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of حَسَّنَ ‎(ḥassana)

Verb

أُحَسَّنْ • ‎(ʾuḥassan) ‎(form II)

first-person singular non-past passive jussive of حَسَّنَ ‎(ḥassana)

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