أخشن

See also: أحسن‎ and احسن‎

Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔax.ʃan/

Etymology 1

Elative of خَشِن‎ (ḵašin, “rough, rude”), from the root خ ش ن‎ (ḵ-š-n).

Adjective

أَخْشَن • (ʾaḵšan) (feminine خُشْنَى‎ (ḵušnā), masculine plural أَخَاشِن‎ (ʾaḵāšin), feminine plural خُشْنَيَات‎ (ḵušnayāt))

elative degree of خَشِن‎ (ḵašin):
1. rougher; roughest
2. cruder; crudest
3. coarser; coarsest
4. ruder; rudest
5. tougher (life); toughest (life)
6. hoarser; hoarsest

Declension

Declension of adjective أَخْشَن (ʾaḵšan)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخْشَن ʾaḵšan	الْأَخْشَن‎ al-ʾaḵšan	خُشْنى‎ ḵušnā	الْخُشْنى‎ al-ḵušnā
Nominative	أَخْشَنُ ʾaḵšanu	الْأَخْشَنُ‎ al-ʾaḵšanu	خُشْنى‎ ḵušnā	الْخُشْنى‎ al-ḵušnā
Accusative	أَخْشَنَ ʾaḵšana	الْأَخْشَنَ‎ al-ʾaḵšana	خُشْنى‎ ḵušnā	الْخُشْنى‎ al-ḵušnā
Genitive	أَخْشَنَ ʾaḵšana	الْأَخْشَنِ‎ al-ʾaḵšani	خُشْنى‎ ḵušnā	الْخُشْنى‎ al-ḵušnā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخْشَنَيْن‎ ʾaḵšanayn	الْأَخْشَنَيْن‎ al-ʾaḵšanayn	خُشْنَيَيْن‎ ḵušnayayn	الْخُشْنَيَيْن‎ al-ḵušnayayn
Nominative	أَخْشَنَانِ‎ ʾaḵšanāni	الْأَخْشَنَانِ‎ al-ʾaḵšanāni	خُشْنَيَانِ‎ ḵušnayāni	الْخُشْنَيَانِ‎ al-ḵušnayāni
Accusative	أَخْشَنَيْنِ‎ ʾaḵšanayni	الْأَخْشَنَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaḵšanayni	خُشْنَيَيْنِ‎ ḵušnayayni	الْخُشْنَيَيْنِ‎ al-ḵušnayayni
Genitive	أَخْشَنَيْنِ‎ ʾaḵšanayni	الْأَخْشَنَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaḵšanayni	خُشْنَيَيْنِ‎ ḵušnayayni	الْخُشْنَيَيْنِ‎ al-ḵušnayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخَاشِن‎ ʾaḵāšin	الْأَخَاشِن‎ al-ʾaḵāšin	خُشْنَيَات‎ ḵušnayāt	الْخُشْنَيَات‎ al-ḵušnayāt
Nominative	أَخَاشِنُ‎ ʾaḵāšinu	الْأَخَاشِنُ‎ al-ʾaḵāšinu	خُشْنَيَاتٌ‎ ḵušnayātun	الْخُشْنَيَاتُ‎ al-ḵušnayātu
Accusative	أَخَاشِنَ‎ ʾaḵāšina	الْأَخَاشِنَ‎ al-ʾaḵāšina	خُشْنَيَاتٍ‎ ḵušnayātin	الْخُشْنَيَاتِ‎ al-ḵušnayāti
Genitive	أَخَاشِنَ‎ ʾaḵāšina	الْأَخَاشِنِ‎ al-ʾaḵāšini	خُشْنَيَاتٍ‎ ḵušnayātin	الْخُشْنَيَاتِ‎ al-ḵušnayāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “أخشن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979), “خشن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Color or defect adjective from the root خ ش ن‎ (ḵ-š-n); compare خَشِن‎ (ḵašin, “rough, rude”).

Adjective

أَخْشَن • (ʾaḵšan) (feminine خَشْنَاء‎ (ḵašnāʾ), common plural خُشْن‎ (ḵušn))

rough, harsh, rude

Declension

Declension of adjective أَخْشَن (ʾaḵšan)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخْشَن ʾaḵšan	الْأَخْشَن‎ al-ʾaḵšan	خَشْنَاء‎ ḵašnāʾ	الْخَشْنَاء‎ al-ḵašnāʾ
Nominative	أَخْشَنُ ʾaḵšanu	الْأَخْشَنُ‎ al-ʾaḵšanu	خَشْنَاءُ‎ ḵašnāʾu	الْخَشْنَاءُ‎ al-ḵašnāʾu
Accusative	أَخْشَنَ ʾaḵšana	الْأَخْشَنَ‎ al-ʾaḵšana	خَشْنَاءَ‎ ḵašnāʾa	الْخَشْنَاءَ‎ al-ḵašnāʾa
Genitive	أَخْشَنَ ʾaḵšana	الْأَخْشَنِ‎ al-ʾaḵšani	خَشْنَاءَ‎ ḵašnāʾa	الْخَشْنَاءِ‎ al-ḵašnāʾi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخْشَنَيْن‎ ʾaḵšanayn	الْأَخْشَنَيْن‎ al-ʾaḵšanayn	خَشْنَاوَيْن‎ ḵašnāwayn	الْخَشْنَاوَيْن‎ al-ḵašnāwayn
Nominative	أَخْشَنَانِ‎ ʾaḵšanāni	الْأَخْشَنَانِ‎ al-ʾaḵšanāni	خَشْنَاوَانِ‎ ḵašnāwāni	الْخَشْنَاوَانِ‎ al-ḵašnāwāni
Accusative	أَخْشَنَيْنِ‎ ʾaḵšanayni	الْأَخْشَنَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaḵšanayni	خَشْنَاوَيْنِ‎ ḵašnāwayni	الْخَشْنَاوَيْنِ‎ al-ḵašnāwayni
Genitive	أَخْشَنَيْنِ‎ ʾaḵšanayni	الْأَخْشَنَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaḵšanayni	خَشْنَاوَيْنِ‎ ḵašnāwayni	الْخَشْنَاوَيْنِ‎ al-ḵašnāwayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خُشْن‎ ḵušn	الْخُشْن‎ al-ḵušn	خُشْن‎ ḵušn	الْخُشْن‎ al-ḵušn
Nominative	خُشْنٌ‎ ḵušnun	الْخُشْنُ‎ al-ḵušnu	خُشْنٌ‎ ḵušnun	الْخُشْنُ‎ al-ḵušnu
Accusative	خُشْنًا‎ ḵušnan	الْخُشْنَ‎ al-ḵušna	خُشْنًا‎ ḵušnan	الْخُشْنَ‎ al-ḵušna
Genitive	خُشْنٍ‎ ḵušnin	الْخُشْنِ‎ al-ḵušni	خُشْنٍ‎ ḵušnin	الْخُشْنِ‎ al-ḵušni

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “خشن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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