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حَسَن
good /ˈħa.san/
nounB2#3211 most common
Also: fine, handsome, Hasan (male given name)
Example sentences
اسْمُهُ حَسَن.
His name is Hasan.
هذا رَجُلٌ حَسَن.
This is a good man.
صَديقي حَسَنُ الخُلُق.
My friend has good character.
قامَتْ بِعَمَلٍ حَسَنٍ لِمُساعَدَةِ الفُقَراء.
She did a good deed to help the poor.
الأَخْلاقُ الحَسَنَةُ تُقَرِّبُ النّاسَ بَعْضَهُم مِن بَعْض.
Good morals bring people closer to one another.
مَنْ جاءَ بِالحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثالِها.
Whoever brings a good deed shall have ten times its like.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَسَنٌ | حَسَنُونَ |
| Genitive | حَسَنٍ | حَسَنِينَ |
| Accusative | حَسَنًا | حَسَنِينَ |
| Vocative | يا حَسَنُ | يا حَسَنُونَ |
Word family
حُسْنbeauty, goodnessأَحْسَنbetter, best; more beautiful
إِحْسانexcellence, benevolence
مُحْسِنbenefactor, one who does good
حَسَنَةa good deed
Etymology
حَسَن comes from the Semitic root ح-س-ن (ḥ-s-n), which carries the sense of goodness, beauty, and moral soundness. The word itself is the base adjective built on this root, and it has stayed close to that core meaning across the history of Arabic. Because Arabic grammar counts adjectives among the broader class of ism (noun-like words), حَسَن is often filed under nouns even though it functions descriptively.
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