مسن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
س ن ن (s-n-n)

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))

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		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))

grinder, grindstone, whetstone, honer

Declension

Declension of noun مِسَنّ (misann)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	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, 2^nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
Lane, Edward William (1863) “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.sin]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.sɪn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.sɪn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.sin]

(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)

old, aged

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