حساس

Arabic

Root
ح س س (ḥ s s)
12 terms

Etymology

Characteristic adjective from the root ح س س (ḥ s s); compare حَاسَّة (ḥāssa, “sensation, sense”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħas.saːs/
Rhymes: -aːs

Adjective

حَسَّاس • (ḥassās) (feminine حَسَّاسَة (ḥassāsa), masculine plural حَسَّاسُونَ (ḥassāsūna), feminine plural حَسَّاسَات (ḥassāsāt))

Declension

Declension of adjective **حَسَّاس** (ḥassās)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	حَسَّاس ḥassās	الْحَسَّاس al-ḥassās	حَسَّاسَة ḥassāsa	الْحَسَّاسَة al-ḥassāsa
nominative	حَسَّاسٌ ḥassāsun	الْحَسَّاسُ al-ḥassāsu	حَسَّاسَةٌ ḥassāsatun	الْحَسَّاسَةُ al-ḥassāsatu
accusative	حَسَّاسًا ḥassāsan	الْحَسَّاسَ al-ḥassāsa	حَسَّاسَةً ḥassāsatan	الْحَسَّاسَةَ al-ḥassāsata
genitive	حَسَّاسٍ ḥassāsin	الْحَسَّاسِ al-ḥassāsi	حَسَّاسَةٍ ḥassāsatin	الْحَسَّاسَةِ al-ḥassāsati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	حَسَّاسَيْن ḥassāsayn	الْحَسَّاسَيْن al-ḥassāsayn	حَسَّاسَتَيْن ḥassāsatayn	الْحَسَّاسَتَيْن al-ḥassāsatayn
nominative	حَسَّاسَانِ ḥassāsāni	الْحَسَّاسَانِ al-ḥassāsāni	حَسَّاسَتَانِ ḥassāsatāni	الْحَسَّاسَتَانِ al-ḥassāsatāni
accusative	حَسَّاسَيْنِ ḥassāsayni	الْحَسَّاسَيْنِ al-ḥassāsayni	حَسَّاسَتَيْنِ ḥassāsatayni	الْحَسَّاسَتَيْنِ al-ḥassāsatayni
genitive	حَسَّاسَيْنِ ḥassāsayni	الْحَسَّاسَيْنِ al-ḥassāsayni	حَسَّاسَتَيْنِ ḥassāsatayni	الْحَسَّاسَتَيْنِ al-ḥassāsatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	حَسَّاسِين ḥassāsīn	الْحَسَّاسِين al-ḥassāsīn	حَسَّاسَات ḥassāsāt	الْحَسَّاسَات al-ḥassāsāt
nominative	حَسَّاسُونَ ḥassāsūna	الْحَسَّاسُونَ al-ḥassāsūna	حَسَّاسَاتٌ ḥassāsātun	الْحَسَّاسَاتُ al-ḥassāsātu
accusative	حَسَّاسِينَ ḥassāsīna	الْحَسَّاسِينَ al-ḥassāsīna	حَسَّاسَاتٍ ḥassāsātin	الْحَسَّاسَاتِ al-ḥassāsāti
genitive	حَسَّاسِينَ ḥassāsīna	الْحَسَّاسِينَ al-ḥassāsīna	حَسَّاسَاتٍ ḥassāsātin	الْحَسَّاسَاتِ al-ḥassāsāti

References

Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “حساس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حساس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Noun

حَسَّاس • (ḥassās) m (feminine حَسَّاسَة (ḥassāsa))

living being

Declension

Declension of noun **حَسَّاس** (ḥassās)
singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَسَّاس ḥassās	الْحَسَّاس al-ḥassās	حَسَّاس ḥassās	حَسَّاسَة ḥassāsa	الْحَسَّاسَة al-ḥassāsa	حَسَّاسَة ḥassāsat
nominative	حَسَّاسٌ ḥassāsun	الْحَسَّاسُ al-ḥassāsu	حَسَّاسُ ḥassāsu	حَسَّاسَةٌ ḥassāsatun	الْحَسَّاسَةُ al-ḥassāsatu	حَسَّاسَةُ ḥassāsatu
accusative	حَسَّاسًا ḥassāsan	الْحَسَّاسَ al-ḥassāsa	حَسَّاسَ ḥassāsa	حَسَّاسَةً ḥassāsatan	الْحَسَّاسَةَ al-ḥassāsata	حَسَّاسَةَ ḥassāsata
genitive	حَسَّاسٍ ḥassāsin	الْحَسَّاسِ al-ḥassāsi	حَسَّاسِ ḥassāsi	حَسَّاسَةٍ ḥassāsatin	الْحَسَّاسَةِ al-ḥassāsati	حَسَّاسَةِ ḥassāsati
dual	masculine			feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَسَّاسَيْن ḥassāsayn	الْحَسَّاسَيْن al-ḥassāsayn	حَسَّاسَيْ ḥassāsay	حَسَّاسَتَيْن ḥassāsatayn	الْحَسَّاسَتَيْن al-ḥassāsatayn	حَسَّاسَتَيْ ḥassāsatay
nominative	حَسَّاسَانِ ḥassāsāni	الْحَسَّاسَانِ al-ḥassāsāni	حَسَّاسَا ḥassāsā	حَسَّاسَتَانِ ḥassāsatāni	الْحَسَّاسَتَانِ al-ḥassāsatāni	حَسَّاسَتَا ḥassāsatā
accusative	حَسَّاسَيْنِ ḥassāsayni	الْحَسَّاسَيْنِ al-ḥassāsayni	حَسَّاسَيْ ḥassāsay	حَسَّاسَتَيْنِ ḥassāsatayni	الْحَسَّاسَتَيْنِ al-ḥassāsatayni	حَسَّاسَتَيْ ḥassāsatay
genitive	حَسَّاسَيْنِ ḥassāsayni	الْحَسَّاسَيْنِ al-ḥassāsayni	حَسَّاسَيْ ḥassāsay	حَسَّاسَتَيْنِ ḥassāsatayni	الْحَسَّاسَتَيْنِ al-ḥassāsatayni	حَسَّاسَتَيْ ḥassāsatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	plural unknown			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	?	?	?	حَسَّاسَات ḥassāsāt	الْحَسَّاسَات al-ḥassāsāt	حَسَّاسَات ḥassāsāt
nominative	?	?	?	حَسَّاسَاتٌ ḥassāsātun	الْحَسَّاسَاتُ al-ḥassāsātu	حَسَّاسَاتُ ḥassāsātu
accusative	?	?	?	حَسَّاسَاتٍ ḥassāsātin	الْحَسَّاسَاتِ al-ḥassāsāti	حَسَّاسَاتِ ḥassāsāti
genitive	?	?	?	حَسَّاسَاتٍ ḥassāsātin	الْحَسَّاسَاتِ al-ḥassāsāti	حَسَّاسَاتِ ḥassāsāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حساس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَسَّاس (ḥassās).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /has.ˈsaːs/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häs.sɑ́ːs]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäs.sɑ́ːs]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäs.sɔ́ːs]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæs.sɒ́ːs]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häs.sɔ́s]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hassās
Dari reading^?	hassās
Iranian reading^?	hassâs
Tajik reading^?	hassos

Adjective

حساس • (hassās / hassâs) (Tajik spelling ҳассос)

sensitive, easily affected
sensitive, intricate
― fan-âvari-ye hassâs ― sensitive technology

― parvande-hâ-ye hassâs ― sensitive cases

― ettelâ'ât-e hassâs ― sensitive information
sentimental, sensitive (of a person's emotions)
serious, acute (e.g. of disease)

Derived terms

حساسیت (hassâsiyat)

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