حصان

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ص ن‎ (ḥ-ṣ-n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħi.sˤaːn/

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Noun

حِصَان • (ḥiṣān) m (plural أَحْصِنَة‎ (ʔaḥṣina) or حُصُن‎ (ḥuṣun))

1. horse
2. stallion, stud, sire
3. (chess) knight
4. horsepower

Declension

Declension of noun حِصَان (ḥiṣān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِصَان ḥiṣān	الْحِصَان‎ al-ḥiṣān	حِصَان ḥiṣān
Nominative	حِصَانٌ ḥiṣānun	الْحِصَانُ‎ al-ḥiṣānu	حِصَانُ ḥiṣānu
Accusative	حِصَانًا‎ ḥiṣānan	الْحِصَانَ‎ al-ḥiṣāna	حِصَانَ ḥiṣāna
Genitive	حِصَانٍ ḥiṣānin	الْحِصَانِ‎ al-ḥiṣāni	حِصَانِ ḥiṣāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِصَانَيْن‎ ḥiṣānayn	الْحِصَانَيْن‎ al-ḥiṣānayn	حِصَانَيْ‎ ḥiṣānay
Nominative	حِصَانَانِ‎ ḥiṣānāni	الْحِصَانَانِ‎ al-ḥiṣānāni	حِصَانَا‎ ḥiṣānā
Accusative	حِصَانَيْنِ‎ ḥiṣānayni	الْحِصَانَيْنِ‎ al-ḥiṣānayni	حِصَانَيْ‎ ḥiṣānay
Genitive	حِصَانَيْنِ‎ ḥiṣānayni	الْحِصَانَيْنِ‎ al-ḥiṣānayni	حِصَانَيْ‎ ḥiṣānay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَحْصِنَة‎‎; حُصُن‎ ʔaḥṣina‎; ḥuṣun	الْأَحْصِنَة‎‎; الْحُصُن‎ al-ʔaḥṣina‎; al-ḥuṣun	أَحْصِنَة‎‎; حُصُن‎ ʔaḥṣinat‎; ḥuṣun
Nominative	أَحْصِنَةٌ‎‎; حُصُنٌ‎ ʔaḥṣinatun‎; ḥuṣunun	الْأَحْصِنَةُ‎‎; الْحُصُنُ‎ al-ʔaḥṣinatu‎; al-ḥuṣunu	أَحْصِنَةُ‎‎; حُصُنُ‎ ʔaḥṣinatu‎; ḥuṣunu
Accusative	أَحْصِنَةً‎‎; حُصُنًا‎ ʔaḥṣinatan‎; ḥuṣunan	الْأَحْصِنَةَ‎‎; الْحُصُنَ‎ al-ʔaḥṣinata‎; al-ḥuṣuna	أَحْصِنَةَ‎‎; حُصُنَ‎ ʔaḥṣinata‎; ḥuṣuna
Genitive	أَحْصِنَةٍ‎‎; حُصُنٍ‎ ʔaḥṣinatin‎; ḥuṣunin	الْأَحْصِنَةِ‎‎; الْحُصُنِ‎ al-ʔaḥṣinati‎; al-ḥuṣuni	أَحْصِنَةِ‎‎; حُصُنِ‎ ʔaḥṣinati‎; ḥuṣuni

Synonyms

• فَرَس‎ m or f (faras)
• خَيْل‎ m (ḵayl)

Descendants

• → Yoruba: ẹṣin

See also

Chess pieces in Arabic · (layout · text)
شَاه‎ (šāh)	وَزِير‎ (wazīr)	رُخّ‎ (ruḵḵ)	فِيل‎ (fīl)	حِصَان (ḥiṣān)	بَيْدَق‎ (baydaq) – جُنْدِيّ‎ (jundiyy)

Egyptian Arabic

Noun

حصان • (ḥúṣān) m, أحصنة‎ (ʾaḥṣína) pl

1. horse

Hijazi Arabic

حُصان

Etymology

From Arabic حِصَان‎ (ḥiṣān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħuˈsˤaːn/

Noun

حُصَان • (ḥuṣān) m (plural أحصنة‎ (ʾaḥṣina))

1. horse
2. stallion
3. (chess) knight

Synonyms

• خيل‎ (ḵēl)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حِصَان‎ (ḥiṣān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħsˤaːn/, [ħsˤɑːn]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

حصان • (ḥṣān) m (plural أحصنة‎ (ʔaḥṣine) or حصن‎ (ḥuṣon))

1. horse

   Synonym: (collective) خيل‎ (ḵēl)

2. (chess) knight

See also

• فرس‎ (faras, “mare”)