Hindi edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦʊsn/

Noun edit

हुस्न (husnm (Urdu spelling حسن)

  1. (poetic) beauty, allure
    Synonyms: सौंदर्य (saundarya), सुंदरता (sundartā), ख़ूबसूरती (xūbsūrtī)
    • 1764-1846, Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish, “न पाक होगा कभी हुस्न ओ इश्क़ का झगड़ा [na pāk hogā kabhī husna o iśq kā jhagṛā]”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1]:
      न पाक होगा कभी हुस्न ओ इश्क़ का झगड़ा
      वो क़िस्सा है ये कि जिस का कोई गवाह नहीं
      na pāk hogā kabhī husna o iśq kā jhagṛā
      vo qissā hai ye ki jis kā koī gavāh nahī̃
      The dispute between beauty and love will never be settled
      this is the tale that no one is witness to
  2. (poetic) goodness, good quality
    Synonym: गुण (guṇ)

Declension edit