أسن

See also: آسن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Partially from the root س ن ن (s-n-n). In senses relating to aging, directly derived from سَنَة (sana, “a year”).

Verb

أَسَنَّ • (ʔasanna) IV (non-past يُسِنُّ (yusinnu), verbal noun إِسْنَان (ʔisnān))

1. (intransitive) to grow teeth, to cut one’s teeth, to teethe
2. (transitive) to furnish with a toothlike projection (for example, a pointy end, a blade, and so on)

   Synonym: نَصَّلَ (naṣṣala)

3. (intransitive) to advance in years, to grow old, to age

   Synonyms: عَمَرَ (ʕamara, “to live long; to age”), شَاخَ (šāḵa, “to become senile; to age”)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of أَسَنَّ (IV, geminate, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun إِسْنَان)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						إِسْنَان ʔisnān
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُسِنّ musinn
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُسَنّ musann
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	أَسْنَنْتُ ʔasnantu	أَسْنَنْتَ ʔasnanta	أَسَنَّ ʔasanna		أَسْنَنْتُمَا ʔasnantumā	أَسَنَّا ʔasannā		أَسْنَنَّا ʔasnannā	أَسْنَنْتُمْ ʔasnantum	أَسَنُّوا ʔasannū
	f		أَسْنَنْتِ ʔasnanti	أَسَنَّتْ ʔasannat			أَسَنَّتَا ʔasannatā			أَسْنَنْتُنَّ ʔasnantunna	أَسْنَنَّ ʔasnanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسِنُّ ʔusinnu	تُسِنُّ tusinnu	يُسِنُّ yusinnu		تُسِنَّانِ tusinnāni	يُسِنَّانِ yusinnāni		نُسِنُّ nusinnu	تُسِنُّونَ tusinnūna	يُسِنُّونَ yusinnūna
	f		تُسِنِّينَ tusinnīna	تُسِنُّ tusinnu			تُسِنَّانِ tusinnāni			تُسْنِنَّ tusninna	يُسْنِنَّ yusninna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسِنَّ ʔusinna	تُسِنَّ tusinna	يُسِنَّ yusinna		تُسِنَّا tusinnā	يُسِنَّا yusinnā		نُسِنَّ nusinna	تُسِنُّوا tusinnū	يُسِنُّوا yusinnū
	f		تُسِنِّي tusinnī	تُسِنَّ tusinna			تُسِنَّا tusinnā			تُسْنِنَّ tusninna	يُسْنِنَّ yusninna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسِنَّ, أُسِنِّ, أُسْنِنْ ʔusinna, ʔusinni, ʔusnin	تُسِنَّ, تُسِنِّ, تُسْنِنْ tusinna, tusinni, tusnin	يُسِنَّ, يُسِنِّ, يُسْنِنْ yusinna, yusinni, yusnin		تُسِنَّا tusinnā	يُسِنَّا yusinnā		نُسِنَّ, نُسِنِّ, نُسْنِنْ nusinna, nusinni, nusnin	تُسِنُّوا tusinnū	يُسِنُّوا yusinnū
	f		تُسِنِّي tusinnī	تُسِنَّ, تُسِنِّ, تُسْنِنْ tusinna, tusinni, tusnin			تُسِنَّا tusinnā			تُسْنِنَّ tusninna	يُسْنِنَّ yusninna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		أَسِنَّ, أَسِنِّ, أَسْنِنْ ʔasinna, ʔasinni, ʔasnin			أَسِنَّا ʔasinnā				أَسِنُّوا ʔasinnū
	f		أَسِنِّي ʔasinnī							أَسْنِنَّ ʔasninna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	أُسِنَّ ʔusinna		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُسَنُّ yusannu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُسَنَّ yusanna		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُسَنَّ, يُسَنِّ, يُسْنَنْ yusanna, yusanni, yusnan		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

Elative from the root س ن ن (s-n-n); compare سِنّ (sinn, “tooth, age”).

Adjective

أَسَنّ • (ʔasann) (masculine plural أَسَنُّونَ (ʔasannūna))

1. with more or stronger teeth; with the most or strongest teeth
2. older; oldest

Declension

Declension of adjective أَسَنّ (ʔasann)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسَنّ ʔasann	الْأَسَنّ al-ʔasann	سُنَّى sunnā	السُّنَّى as-sunnā
Nominative	أَسَنُّ ʔasannu	الْأَسَنُّ al-ʔasannu	سُنَّى sunnā	السُّنَّى as-sunnā
Accusative	أَسَنَّ ʔasanna	الْأَسَنَّ al-ʔasanna	سُنَّى sunnā	السُّنَّى as-sunnā
Genitive	أَسَنَّ ʔasanna	الْأَسَنِّ al-ʔasanni	سُنَّى sunnā	السُّنَّى as-sunnā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسَنَّيْن ʔasannayn	الْأَسَنَّيْن al-ʔasannayn	سُنَّيَيْن sunnayayn	السُّنَّيَيْن as-sunnayayn
Nominative	أَسَنَّانِ ʔasannāni	الْأَسَنَّانِ al-ʔasannāni	سُنَّيَانِ sunnayāni	السُّنَّيَانِ as-sunnayāni
Accusative	أَسَنَّيْنِ ʔasannayni	الْأَسَنَّيْنِ al-ʔasannayni	سُنَّيَيْنِ sunnayayni	السُّنَّيَيْنِ as-sunnayayni
Genitive	أَسَنَّيْنِ ʔasannayni	الْأَسَنَّيْنِ al-ʔasannayni	سُنَّيَيْنِ sunnayayni	السُّنَّيَيْنِ as-sunnayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسَنِّين ʔasannīn	الْأَسَنِّين al-ʔasannīn	سُنَّيَات sunnayāt	السُّنَّيَات as-sunnayāt
Nominative	أَسَنُّونَ ʔasannūna	الْأَسَنُّونَ al-ʔasannūna	سُنَّيَاتٌ sunnayātun	السُّنَّيَاتُ as-sunnayātu
Accusative	أَسَنِّينَ ʔasannīna	الْأَسَنِّينَ al-ʔasannīna	سُنَّيَاتٍ sunnayātin	السُّنَّيَاتِ as-sunnayāti
Genitive	أَسَنِّينَ ʔasannīna	الْأَسَنِّينَ al-ʔasannīna	سُنَّيَاتٍ sunnayātin	السُّنَّيَاتِ as-sunnayāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “أسن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 3

Noun

أَسُنّ • (ʔasunn) f pl

1. plural of سِنّ (sinn)

Etymology 4

Verb

أسن (form I)

1. أَسُنُّ (ʔasunnu) /ʔa.sun.nu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of سَنَّ (sanna)
2. أُسَنُّ (ʔusannu) /ʔu.san.nu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of سَنَّ (sanna)
3. أَسُنَّ (ʔasunna) /ʔa.sun.na/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive of سَنَّ (sanna)
4. أُسَنَّ (ʔusanna) /ʔu.san.na/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of سَنَّ (sanna)
5. أَسُنِّ (ʔasunni) /ʔa.sun.ni/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of سَنَّ (sanna)
6. أُسَنِّ (ʔusanni) /ʔu.san.ni/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of سَنَّ (sanna)