See also: خشن, جشن, and ح س ن

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ح س ن (ḥ s n)
14 terms

Verb

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حَسُنَ (ḥasuna) I (non-past يَحْسُنُ (yaḥsunu), verbal noun حُسْن (ḥusn))

  1. to be or become good, to better, to improve
    Antonyms: سَاءَ (sāʔa, to worsen), قَبُحَ (qabuḥa)
  2. to be or become pleasant or agreeable
    1. (intransitive) to be or become beautiful, to beautify
      Synonym: جَمُلَ (jamula)
      Antonym: قَبُحَ (qabuḥa)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of حَسُنَ (I, sound, u ~ u, no passive (?), verbal noun حُسْن)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
حُسْن
ḥusn
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
حَسَن
ḥasan
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 حَسُنْتُ
ḥasuntu
حَسُنْتَ
ḥasunta
حَسُنَ
ḥasuna
حَسُنْتُمَا
ḥasuntumā
حَسُنَا
ḥasunā
حَسُنَّا
ḥasunnā
حَسُنْتُمْ
ḥasuntum
حَسُنُوا
ḥasunū
f حَسُنْتِ
ḥasunti
حَسُنَتْ
ḥasunat
حَسُنَتَا
ḥasunatā
حَسُنْتُنَّ
ḥasuntunna
حَسُنَّ
ḥasunna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَحْسُنُ
ʔaḥsunu
تَحْسُنُ
taḥsunu
يَحْسُنُ
yaḥsunu
تَحْسُنَانِ
taḥsunāni
يَحْسُنَانِ
yaḥsunāni
نَحْسُنُ
naḥsunu
تَحْسُنُونَ
taḥsunūna
يَحْسُنُونَ
yaḥsunūna
f تَحْسُنِينَ
taḥsunīna
تَحْسُنُ
taḥsunu
تَحْسُنَانِ
taḥsunāni
تَحْسُنَّ
taḥsunna
يَحْسُنَّ
yaḥsunna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَحْسُنَ
ʔaḥsuna
تَحْسُنَ
taḥsuna
يَحْسُنَ
yaḥsuna
تَحْسُنَا
taḥsunā
يَحْسُنَا
yaḥsunā
نَحْسُنَ
naḥsuna
تَحْسُنُوا
taḥsunū
يَحْسُنُوا
yaḥsunū
f تَحْسُنِي
taḥsunī
تَحْسُنَ
taḥsuna
تَحْسُنَا
taḥsunā
تَحْسُنَّ
taḥsunna
يَحْسُنَّ
yaḥsunna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَحْسُنْ
ʔaḥsun
تَحْسُنْ
taḥsun
يَحْسُنْ
yaḥsun
تَحْسُنَا
taḥsunā
يَحْسُنَا
yaḥsunā
نَحْسُنْ
naḥsun
تَحْسُنُوا
taḥsunū
يَحْسُنُوا
yaḥsunū
f تَحْسُنِي
taḥsunī
تَحْسُنْ
taḥsun
تَحْسُنَا
taḥsunā
تَحْسُنَّ
taḥsunna
يَحْسُنَّ
yaḥsunna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m اُحْسُنْ
uḥsun
اُحْسُنَا
uḥsunā
اُحْسُنُوا
uḥsunū
f اُحْسُنِي
uḥsunī
اُحْسُنَّ
uḥsunna


Etymology 2

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Causative form II verb derived from the form I verb حَسُنَ (ḥasuna, to be good).

Verb

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حَسَّنَ (ḥassana) II (non-past يُحَسِّنُ (yuḥassinu), verbal noun تَحْسِين (taḥsīn))

  1. to improve, to ameliorate, to better, to polish, to embellish
  2. to perfect
  3. to prettify, to beautify, to adorn, to make attractive
  4. to bedeck, to ornament, to decorate, to deck out, to garnish
  5. to shape up, tidy up (hair or beard)
  6. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) to apply cosmetics, to put on makeup
  7. to amend
  8. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) to fake
Conjugation
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Conjugation of حَسَّنَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَحْسِين)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
تَحْسِين
taḥsīn
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
مُحَسِّن
muḥassin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مُحَسَّن
muḥassan
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 حَسَّنْتُ
ḥassantu
حَسَّنْتَ
ḥassanta
حَسَّنَ
ḥassana
حَسَّنْتُمَا
ḥassantumā
حَسَّنَا
ḥassanā
حَسَّنَّا
ḥassannā
حَسَّنْتُمْ
ḥassantum
حَسَّنُوا
ḥassanū
f حَسَّنْتِ
ḥassanti
حَسَّنَتْ
ḥassanat
حَسَّنَتَا
ḥassanatā
حَسَّنْتُنَّ
ḥassantunna
حَسَّنَّ
ḥassanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُحَسِّنُ
ʔuḥassinu
تُحَسِّنُ
tuḥassinu
يُحَسِّنُ
yuḥassinu
تُحَسِّنَانِ
tuḥassināni
يُحَسِّنَانِ
yuḥassināni
نُحَسِّنُ
nuḥassinu
تُحَسِّنُونَ
tuḥassinūna
يُحَسِّنُونَ
yuḥassinūna
f تُحَسِّنِينَ
tuḥassinīna
تُحَسِّنُ
tuḥassinu
تُحَسِّنَانِ
tuḥassināni
تُحَسِّنَّ
tuḥassinna
يُحَسِّنَّ
yuḥassinna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُحَسِّنَ
ʔuḥassina
تُحَسِّنَ
tuḥassina
يُحَسِّنَ
yuḥassina
تُحَسِّنَا
tuḥassinā
يُحَسِّنَا
yuḥassinā
نُحَسِّنَ
nuḥassina
تُحَسِّنُوا
tuḥassinū
يُحَسِّنُوا
yuḥassinū
f تُحَسِّنِي
tuḥassinī
تُحَسِّنَ
tuḥassina
تُحَسِّنَا
tuḥassinā
تُحَسِّنَّ
tuḥassinna
يُحَسِّنَّ
yuḥassinna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُحَسِّنْ
ʔuḥassin
تُحَسِّنْ
tuḥassin
يُحَسِّنْ
yuḥassin
تُحَسِّنَا
tuḥassinā
يُحَسِّنَا
yuḥassinā
نُحَسِّنْ
nuḥassin
تُحَسِّنُوا
tuḥassinū
يُحَسِّنُوا
yuḥassinū
f تُحَسِّنِي
tuḥassinī
تُحَسِّنْ
tuḥassin
تُحَسِّنَا
tuḥassinā
تُحَسِّنَّ
tuḥassinna
يُحَسِّنَّ
yuḥassinna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m حَسِّنْ
ḥassin
حَسِّنَا
ḥassinā
حَسِّنُوا
ḥassinū
f حَسِّنِي
ḥassinī
حَسِّنَّ
ḥassinna
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 حُسِّنْتُ
ḥussintu
حُسِّنْتَ
ḥussinta
حُسِّنَ
ḥussina
حُسِّنْتُمَا
ḥussintumā
حُسِّنَا
ḥussinā
حُسِّنَّا
ḥussinnā
حُسِّنْتُمْ
ḥussintum
حُسِّنُوا
ḥussinū
f حُسِّنْتِ
ḥussinti
حُسِّنَتْ
ḥussinat
حُسِّنَتَا
ḥussinatā
حُسِّنْتُنَّ
ḥussintunna
حُسِّنَّ
ḥussinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُحَسَّنُ
ʔuḥassanu
تُحَسَّنُ
tuḥassanu
يُحَسَّنُ
yuḥassanu
تُحَسَّنَانِ
tuḥassanāni
يُحَسَّنَانِ
yuḥassanāni
نُحَسَّنُ
nuḥassanu
تُحَسَّنُونَ
tuḥassanūna
يُحَسَّنُونَ
yuḥassanūna
f تُحَسَّنِينَ
tuḥassanīna
تُحَسَّنُ
tuḥassanu
تُحَسَّنَانِ
tuḥassanāni
تُحَسَّنَّ
tuḥassanna
يُحَسَّنَّ
yuḥassanna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُحَسَّنَ
ʔuḥassana
تُحَسَّنَ
tuḥassana
يُحَسَّنَ
yuḥassana
تُحَسَّنَا
tuḥassanā
يُحَسَّنَا
yuḥassanā
نُحَسَّنَ
nuḥassana
تُحَسَّنُوا
tuḥassanū
يُحَسَّنُوا
yuḥassanū
f تُحَسَّنِي
tuḥassanī
تُحَسَّنَ
tuḥassana
تُحَسَّنَا
tuḥassanā
تُحَسَّنَّ
tuḥassanna
يُحَسَّنَّ
yuḥassanna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُحَسَّنْ
ʔuḥassan
تُحَسَّنْ
tuḥassan
يُحَسَّنْ
yuḥassan
تُحَسَّنَا
tuḥassanā
يُحَسَّنَا
yuḥassanā
نُحَسَّنْ
nuḥassan
تُحَسَّنُوا
tuḥassanū
يُحَسَّنُوا
yuḥassanū
f تُحَسَّنِي
tuḥassanī
تُحَسَّنْ
tuḥassan
تُحَسَّنَا
tuḥassanā
تُحَسَّنَّ
tuḥassanna
يُحَسَّنَّ
yuḥassanna
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Etymology 3

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Root
ح س ن (ḥ s n)
14 terms

Noun

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حُسْن (ḥusnm

  1. verbal noun of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna) (form I)
  2. goodness
  3. prettiness, beauty, loveliness, shapeliness, comeliness, gorgeousness, pulchritude
  4. handsomeness
  5. charm, charms, glamor
  6. glory
  7. nicety, fineness, grace, gracefulness, foppery
  8. fineness, efficiency, efficacy
Declension
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Declension of noun حُسْن (ḥusn)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal حُسْن
ḥusn
الْحُسْن
al-ḥusn
حُسْن
ḥusn
nominative حُسْنٌ
ḥusnun
الْحُسْنُ
al-ḥusnu
حُسْنُ
ḥusnu
accusative حُسْنًا
ḥusnan
الْحُسْنَ
al-ḥusna
حُسْنَ
ḥusna
genitive حُسْنٍ
ḥusnin
الْحُسْنِ
al-ḥusni
حُسْنِ
ḥusni
Descendants
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  • Azerbaijani: hüsn
  • Turkish: hüsün

Etymology 4

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Root
ح س ن (ḥ s n)
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Pronunciation

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  •  IPA(key): /ħa.san/
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Adjective

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حَسَن (ḥasan) (feminine حَسَنَة (ḥasana), common plural حِسَان (ḥisān), elative أَحْسَن (ʔaḥsan))

  1. good, fine, well
  2. agreeable, pleasant, nice, well-favored
  3. pretty, beautiful, lovely, comely, sightly, shapely, gorgeous, fair
  4. handsome, good-looking, magnificent
  5. well-turned
  6. radiant, glad, charming
  7. graceful, fine, dainty
  8. okay, all right
  9. (hadith) Hasan, acceptable
    Coordinate terms: صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ), ضَعِيف (ḍaʕīf), مُتَوَاتِر (mutawātir)
Declension
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Declension of adjective حَسَن (ḥasan)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal حَسَن
ḥasan
الْحَسَن
al-ḥasan
حَسَنَة
ḥasana
الْحَسَنَة
al-ḥasana
nominative حَسَنٌ
ḥasanun
الْحَسَنُ
al-ḥasanu
حَسَنَةٌ
ḥasanatun
الْحَسَنَةُ
al-ḥasanatu
accusative حَسَنًا
ḥasanan
الْحَسَنَ
al-ḥasana
حَسَنَةً
ḥasanatan
الْحَسَنَةَ
al-ḥasanata
genitive حَسَنٍ
ḥasanin
الْحَسَنِ
al-ḥasani
حَسَنَةٍ
ḥasanatin
الْحَسَنَةِ
al-ḥasanati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal حَسَنَيْن
ḥasanayn
الْحَسَنَيْن
al-ḥasanayn
حَسَنَتَيْن
ḥasanatayn
الْحَسَنَتَيْن
al-ḥasanatayn
nominative حَسَنَانِ
ḥasanāni
الْحَسَنَانِ
al-ḥasanāni
حَسَنَتَانِ
ḥasanatāni
الْحَسَنَتَانِ
al-ḥasanatāni
accusative حَسَنَيْنِ
ḥasanayni
الْحَسَنَيْنِ
al-ḥasanayni
حَسَنَتَيْنِ
ḥasanatayni
الْحَسَنَتَيْنِ
al-ḥasanatayni
genitive حَسَنَيْنِ
ḥasanayni
الْحَسَنَيْنِ
al-ḥasanayni
حَسَنَتَيْنِ
ḥasanatayni
الْحَسَنَتَيْنِ
al-ḥasanatayni
plural masculine feminine
basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎;
basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal حِسَان
ḥisān
الْحِسَان
al-ḥisān
حَسَنَات‎; حِسَان
ḥasanāt‎; ḥisān
الْحَسَنَات‎; الْحِسَان
al-ḥasanāt‎; al-ḥisān
nominative حِسَانٌ
ḥisānun
الْحِسَانُ
al-ḥisānu
حَسَنَاتٌ‎; حِسَانٌ
ḥasanātun‎; ḥisānun
الْحَسَنَاتُ‎; الْحِسَانُ
al-ḥasanātu‎; al-ḥisānu
accusative حِسَانًا
ḥisānan
الْحِسَانَ
al-ḥisāna
حَسَنَاتٍ‎; حِسَانًا
ḥasanātin‎; ḥisānan
الْحَسَنَاتِ‎; الْحِسَانَ
al-ḥasanāti‎; al-ḥisāna
genitive حِسَانٍ
ḥisānin
الْحِسَانِ
al-ḥisāni
حَسَنَاتٍ‎; حِسَانٍ
ḥasanātin‎; ḥisānin
الْحَسَنَاتِ‎; الْحِسَانِ
al-ḥasanāti‎; al-ḥisāni

Proper noun

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حَسَن (ḥasanm

  1. a male given name, Hasan or Hassan
  2. (defined) Ḥasan ibn ʕaliyy, the grandson and a revered companion of Muhammad, and the 2nd Shia Imam.
Usage notes
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In Classical Arabic, it is one of the given names that can take the definite article اَل (al-): اَلْحَسَن (al-ḥasan)

Declension
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Declension of noun حَسَن (ḥasan)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal حَسَن
ḥasan
nominative حَسَنٌ
ḥasanun
accusative حَسَنًا
ḥasanan
genitive حَسَنٍ
ḥasanin
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Descendants
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Persian

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Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic حُسْن (ḥusn).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? husn
Dari reading? husn
Iranian reading? hosn
Tajik reading? husn

Noun

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Dari حسن
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҳусн

حسن (hosn) (plural محاسن (mahâsen))

  1. goodness, pleasingness; (with the ezâfe) proper, good
    حسن اخلاقhosn-e axlâqgood morals
    حسن اجرای قوانینhosn-e ejrâ-ye qavâninproper implementation of the laws
  2. beauty
    حسن روزافزونhosn-e ruz-afzunbeauty which increases daily

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? hasan
Dari reading? hasan
Iranian reading? hasan
Tajik reading? hasan

Proper noun

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Dari حسن
Iranian Persian
Tajik Ҳасан

حسن (hasan)

  1. Hasan bin Ali
  2. a male given name, Hasan or Hassan, from Arabic
Derived terms
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Adjective

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حسن (hasan)

  1. (literary) beautiful, pleasing, good
    • c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 82:
      ای مرا هم روز و هم شب تیره در اندوه تو
      وی ترا رخسار و زلف هر دو بر وجه حسن
      ay ma-rā ham rōz u ham šab tēra dar andōh-i tō
      u-ay tu-rā ruxsār u zulf har dō bar wajh-i hasan
      O you who make both my days and nights dark with grief for you,
      Both your cheeks and your locks of hair are pleasing!
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

Further reading

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  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “حسن”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian حُسْن (husn), from Arabic حُسْن (ḥusn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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حُسَن (ḥusanm (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੁਸਨ)

  1. beauty
  2. elegance
  3. charm

References

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  • حسن”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic حَسَّنَ (ḥassana).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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حسّن (ḥassan) II (present بحسّن (biḥassen))

  1. (intransitive) to improve

Conjugation

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Conjugation of حسن
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حسّنت (ḥassant) حسّنت (ḥassant) حسّن (ḥassan) حسّننا (ḥassanna) حسّنتو (ḥassantu) حسّنو (ḥassanu)
f حسّنتي (ḥassanti) حسّنت (ḥassanat)
present m بحسّن (baḥassin) بتحسّن (bitḥassin) بحسّن (biḥassin) منحسّن (minḥassin) بتحسّنو (bitḥassnu) بحسّنو (biḥassnu)
f بتحسّني (bitḥassni) بتحسّن (bitḥassin)
subjunctive m احسّن (aḥassin) تحسّن (tḥassin) يحسّن (yḥassin) نحسّن (nḥassin) تحسّنو (tḥassnu) يحسّنو (yḥassnu)
f تحسّني (tḥassni) تحسّن (tḥassin)
imperative m حسّن (ḥassin) حسّنو (ḥassnu)
f حسّني (ḥassni)