مسن
Arabic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| س ن ن (s n n) |
| 9 terms |
Derived from the active participle of أَسَنَّ (ʔasanna, “to age”); compare سِنّ (sinn, “tooth, age”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.sinn/
Adjective
مُسِنّ • (musinn) (feminine مُسِنَّة (musinna), masculine plural مُسِنُّون (musinnūn))
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُسِنّ musinn |
الْمُسِنّ al-musinn |
مُسِنَّة musinna |
الْمُسِنَّة al-musinna |
| nominative | مُسِنٌّ musinnun |
الْمُسِنُّ al-musinnu |
مُسِنَّةٌ musinnatun |
الْمُسِنَّةُ al-musinnatu |
| accusative | مُسِنًّا musinnan |
الْمُسِنَّ al-musinna |
مُسِنَّةً musinnatan |
الْمُسِنَّةَ al-musinnata |
| genitive | مُسِنٍّ musinnin |
الْمُسِنِّ al-musinni |
مُسِنَّةٍ musinnatin |
الْمُسِنَّةِ al-musinnati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُسِنَّيْن musinnayn |
الْمُسِنَّيْن al-musinnayn |
مُسِنَّتَيْن musinnatayn |
الْمُسِنَّتَيْن al-musinnatayn |
| nominative | مُسِنَّانِ musinnāni |
الْمُسِنَّانِ al-musinnāni |
مُسِنَّتَانِ musinnatāni |
الْمُسِنَّتَانِ al-musinnatāni |
| accusative | مُسِنَّيْنِ musinnayni |
الْمُسِنَّيْنِ al-musinnayni |
مُسِنَّتَيْنِ musinnatayni |
الْمُسِنَّتَيْنِ al-musinnatayni |
| genitive | مُسِنَّيْنِ musinnayni |
الْمُسِنَّيْنِ al-musinnayni |
مُسِنَّتَيْنِ musinnatayni |
الْمُسِنَّتَيْنِ al-musinnatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُسِنِّين musinnīn |
الْمُسِنِّين al-musinnīn |
مُسِنَّات musinnāt |
الْمُسِنَّات al-musinnāt |
| nominative | مُسِنُّونَ musinnūna |
الْمُسِنُّونَ al-musinnūna |
مُسِنَّاتٌ musinnātun |
الْمُسِنَّاتُ al-musinnātu |
| accusative | مُسِنِّينَ musinnīna |
الْمُسِنِّينَ al-musinnīna |
مُسِنَّاتٍ musinnātin |
الْمُسِنَّاتِ al-musinnāti |
| genitive | مُسِنِّينَ musinnīna |
الْمُسِنِّينَ al-musinnīna |
مُسِنَّاتٍ musinnātin |
الْمُسِنَّاتِ al-musinnāti |
Etymology 2
Tool noun from the root س ن ن (s n n).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.sann/
Noun
مِسَنّ • (misann) m (plural مِسَنَّات (misannāt) or مَسَانّ (masānn))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِسَنّ misann |
الْمِسَنّ al-misann |
مِسَنّ misann |
| nominative | مِسَنٌّ misannun |
الْمِسَنُّ al-misannu |
مِسَنُّ misannu |
| accusative | مِسَنًّا misannan |
الْمِسَنَّ al-misanna |
مِسَنَّ misanna |
| genitive | مِسَنٍّ misannin |
الْمِسَنِّ al-misanni |
مِسَنِّ misanni |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مِسَنَّيْن misannayn |
الْمِسَنَّيْن al-misannayn |
مِسَنَّيْ misannay |
| nominative | مِسَنَّانِ misannāni |
الْمِسَنَّانِ al-misannāni |
مِسَنَّا misannā |
| accusative | مِسَنَّيْنِ misannayni |
الْمِسَنَّيْنِ al-misannayni |
مِسَنَّيْ misannay |
| genitive | مِسَنَّيْنِ misannayni |
الْمِسَنَّيْنِ al-misannayni |
مِسَنَّيْ misannay |
| plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِسَنَّات; مَسَانّ misannāt; masānn |
الْمِسَنَّات; الْمَسَانّ al-misannāt; al-masānn |
مِسَنَّات; مَسَانّ misannāt; masānn |
| nominative | مِسَنَّاتٌ; مَسَانُّ misannātun; masānnu |
الْمِسَنَّاتُ; الْمَسَانُّ al-misannātu; al-masānnu |
مِسَنَّاتُ; مَسَانُّ misannātu; masānnu |
| accusative | مِسَنَّاتٍ; مَسَانَّ misannātin; masānna |
الْمِسَنَّاتِ; الْمَسَانَّ al-misannāti; al-masānna |
مِسَنَّاتِ; مَسَانَّ misannāti; masānna |
| genitive | مِسَنَّاتٍ; مَسَانَّ misannātin; masānna |
الْمِسَنَّاتِ; الْمَسَانِّ al-misannāti; al-masānni |
مِسَنَّاتِ; مَسَانِّ misannāti; masānni |
Related terms
- مُسَنَّنَة (musannana, “cog, gear”)
References
- Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “مسن”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “مسن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1439.
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “سن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, pages 505–506
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُسِنّ (musinn)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mu.ˈsin/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊ.sɪn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mo.sen]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mu.sin]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | musin |
| Dari reading? | musin |
| Iranian reading? | mosen |
| Tajik reading? | musin |
Adjective
مسن • (mosen)