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أَحْسَن
to do well; to do good /ˈʔaħsana/
verbA2#1005 most common
Also: to be good at (doing something), to be kind to, to treat well, to do (something) properly
Example sentences
أَحْسَنْتَ يا سامي!
Well done, Sami!
أَنا أُحْسِنُ الطَّبْخَ.
I am good at cooking.
هي تُحْسِنُ السِّباحَةَ كَثيرًا.
She swims very well.
أَحْسَنَ الطّالِبُ في الامْتِحانِ.
The student did well in the exam.
يَجِبُ أَنْ نُحْسِنَ إِلى الفُقَراءِ.
We must be kind to the poor.
مَنْ أَحْسَنَ إِلى النّاسِ أَحَبَّهُ النّاسُ.
Whoever treats people well, people love him.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُحْسِنُ | أَحْسَنْتُ | سَأُحْسِنُ |
| 2sg | تُحْسِنُ | أَحْسَنْتَ | سَتُحْسِنُ |
| 3sg | يُحْسِنُ | أَحْسَنَ | سَيُحْسِنُ |
| 1pl | نُحْسِنُ | أَحْسَنَّا | سَنُحْسِنُ |
| 2pl | تُحْسِنُونَ | أَحْسَنْتُمْ | سَتُحْسِنُونَ |
| 3pl | يُحْسِنُونَ | أَحْسَنُوا | سَيُحْسِنُونَ |
Word family
حُسْنbeauty, goodness
إِحْسَانbeneficence, charity, excellence
حَسَنgood, handsomeمُحْسِنbenefactor, doer of good
تَحْسِينimprovementEtymology
أَحْسَنَ is the Form IV verb built on the Semitic root ḥ-s-n, which carries the sense of goodness and beauty. The Form IV pattern ʾafʿala adds a causative force, so the verb means to make good, to do well, or to act kindly. The same root yields the adjective ḥasan (good, handsome) and the noun ʾiḥsān (beneficence). Arabic is a Semitic language, so the root has no Indo-European ancestry.
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