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مَحَاسِنُ

Root: حسن

Full Definition

مَحَاسِنُ The beautiful places [or parts] of the body: accord. to some, the sing. is مَحْسَنٌ : or it has no sing.: the former opinion is disapproved by ISd.: the latter is the opinion of the grammarians and of the generality of the lexicologists: and therefore, says Sb, the rel. n. is مَحَاسِنِىٌّ ; for if مَحَاسِنُ had a sing., it would be restored to the sing. in forming the rel. n. You say, فُلَانَةُ كَثِيرَةُ المَحَاسِنِ Such a woman has many beautiful places [or parts] of the body. And مَحَاسِنُ الوَجْهِ وَ مَسَاوِيهِ [The beauties of the face, and its defects]: (K in art. لمح:) [for] مَحَاسِنُ signifies the contr. of مَسَاوٍ.
2 [As contr. of مَسَاوٍ, it signifies also Good qualities of any kind: and also good actions; like حَسَنَاتٌ: agreeably with an explanation in the KL, نيكوئيها.]
3 See also حُسْنٌ:
4 and مَحْسَنَةٌ.


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