مسن

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of أَسَنَّ‎ (ʾasanna, “to age”), from the root س ن ن‎ (s-n-n); compare سِنّ‎ (sinn, “tooth, age”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.sinn/

Adjective

مُسِنّ • (musinn) (feminine مُسِنَّة‎ (musinna), masculine plural مُسِنُّون‎ (musinnūn) or مَسَانّ‎ (masānn))

old, aged

Declension

Declension of adjective مُسِنّ (musinn)

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
Dual	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; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسِنِّين‎‎; مَسَانّ‎ musinnīn‎; masānn	الْمُسِنِّين‎‎; الْمَسَانّ‎ al-musinnīn‎; al-masānn	مُسِنَّات‎ musinnāt	الْمُسِنَّات‎ al-musinnāt
Nominative	مُسِنُّونَ‎‎; مَسَانُّ‎ musinnūna‎; masānnu	الْمُسِنُّونَ‎‎; الْمَسَانُّ‎ al-musinnūna‎; al-masānnu	مُسِنَّاتٌ‎ musinnātun	الْمُسِنَّاتُ‎ al-musinnātu
Accusative	مُسِنِّينَ‎‎; مَسَانَّ‎ musinnīna‎; masānna	الْمُسِنِّينَ‎‎; الْمَسَانَّ‎ al-musinnīna‎; al-masānna	مُسِنَّاتٍ‎ musinnātin	الْمُسِنَّاتِ‎ al-musinnāti
Genitive	مُسِنِّينَ‎‎; مَسَانَّ‎ musinnīna‎; masānna	الْمُسِنِّينَ‎‎; الْمَسَانِّ‎ al-musinnīna‎; al-masānni	مُسِنَّاتٍ‎ musinnātin	الْمُسِنَّاتِ‎ al-musinnāti

References

“مسن” in J.A. Haywood and H.M. Nahmad (1965), A new Arabic grammar (second edition), London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
Wehr, Hans (1979), “سن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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