مَحْسَنَةٌ
Root: حسن
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مَحْسَنَةٌ
[A cause of good: pl., app., مَحَاسِنُ ; like as مَسَاوٍ, originally مَسَاوِئُ, is said to be pl. of مَسَآءَةٌ, originally مَسْوَأَةٌ]. You say, هٰذَا الطَّعَامُ
مَحْسَنَةٌ لِلْجِسْمِ [This food is a cause of good, i. e. beneficial, to the body].
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