مستحسن

Arabic

Root
ح س ن (ḥ-s-n)

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of the verb اِسْتَحْسَنَ (istaḥsana, “to prefer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.taħ.san/

Adjective

مُسْتَحْسَن • (mustaḥsan) (feminine مُسْتَحْسَنَة (mustaḥsana), masculine plural مُسْتَحْسَنُونَ (mustaḥsanūna), feminine plural مُسْتَحْسَنَات (mustaḥsanāt))

1. passive participle of اِسْتَحْسَنَ (istaḥsana)
2. preferable, preferred

Declension

Declension of adjective مُسْتَحْسَن (mustaḥsan)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْتَحْسَن mustaḥsan	الْمُسْتَحْسَن al-mustaḥsan	مُسْتَحْسَنَة mustaḥsana	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَة al-mustaḥsana
Nominative	مُسْتَحْسَنٌ mustaḥsanun	الْمُسْتَحْسَنُ al-mustaḥsanu	مُسْتَحْسَنَةٌ mustaḥsanatun	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَةُ al-mustaḥsanatu
Accusative	مُسْتَحْسَنًا mustaḥsanan	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَ al-mustaḥsana	مُسْتَحْسَنَةً mustaḥsanatan	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَةَ al-mustaḥsanata
Genitive	مُسْتَحْسَنٍ mustaḥsanin	الْمُسْتَحْسَنِ al-mustaḥsani	مُسْتَحْسَنَةٍ mustaḥsanatin	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَةِ al-mustaḥsanati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْتَحْسَنَيْن mustaḥsanayn	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَيْن al-mustaḥsanayn	مُسْتَحْسَنَتَيْن mustaḥsanatayn	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَتَيْن al-mustaḥsanatayn
Nominative	مُسْتَحْسَنَانِ mustaḥsanāni	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَانِ al-mustaḥsanāni	مُسْتَحْسَنَتَانِ mustaḥsanatāni	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَتَانِ al-mustaḥsanatāni
Accusative	مُسْتَحْسَنَيْنِ mustaḥsanayni	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَيْنِ al-mustaḥsanayni	مُسْتَحْسَنَتَيْنِ mustaḥsanatayni	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَتَيْنِ al-mustaḥsanatayni
Genitive	مُسْتَحْسَنَيْنِ mustaḥsanayni	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَيْنِ al-mustaḥsanayni	مُسْتَحْسَنَتَيْنِ mustaḥsanatayni	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَتَيْنِ al-mustaḥsanatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْتَحْسَنِين mustaḥsanīn	الْمُسْتَحْسَنِين al-mustaḥsanīn	مُسْتَحْسَنَات mustaḥsanāt	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَات al-mustaḥsanāt
Nominative	مُسْتَحْسَنُونَ mustaḥsanūna	الْمُسْتَحْسَنُونَ al-mustaḥsanūna	مُسْتَحْسَنَاتٌ mustaḥsanātun	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَاتُ al-mustaḥsanātu
Accusative	مُسْتَحْسَنِينَ mustaḥsanīna	الْمُسْتَحْسَنِينَ al-mustaḥsanīna	مُسْتَحْسَنَاتٍ mustaḥsanātin	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَاتِ al-mustaḥsanāti
Genitive	مُسْتَحْسَنِينَ mustaḥsanīna	الْمُسْتَحْسَنِينَ al-mustaḥsanīna	مُسْتَحْسَنَاتٍ mustaḥsanātin	الْمُسْتَحْسَنَاتِ al-mustaḥsanāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: müstəhsən
• → Persian: مستحسن
  • → Urdu: مستحسن
• → Ottoman Turkish: مستحسن (müstahsan)
• → Uzbek: mustahsan