حساس

Arabic

Etymology

Characteristic adjective from the root ح س س (ḥ-s-s); compare حَاسَّة (ḥāssa, “sensation, sense”).

Adjective

حَسَّاس • (ḥassās) (feminine حَسَّاسَة (ḥassāsa), masculine plural حَسَّاسُونَ (ḥassāsūna), feminine plural حَسَّاسَات (ḥassāsāt))

1. sensitive (having strong perception)
2. endowed with senses
3. cunning

Declension

Declension of adjective حَسَّاس (ḥassās)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَسَّاس ḥassās	الْحَسَّاس al-ḥassās	حَسَّاسَة ḥassāsa	الْحَسَّاسَة al-ḥassāsa
Nominative	حَسَّاسٌ ḥassāsun	الْحَسَّاسُ al-ḥassāsu	حَسَّاسَةٌ ḥassāsatun	الْحَسَّاسَةُ al-ḥassāsatu
Accusative	حَسَّاسًا ḥassāsan	الْحَسَّاسَ al-ḥassāsa	حَسَّاسَةً ḥassāsatan	الْحَسَّاسَةَ al-ḥassāsata
Genitive	حَسَّاسٍ ḥassāsin	الْحَسَّاسِ al-ḥassāsi	حَسَّاسَةٍ ḥassāsatin	الْحَسَّاسَةِ al-ḥassāsati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَسَّاسَيْن ḥassāsayn	الْحَسَّاسَيْن al-ḥassāsayn	حَسَّاسَتَيْن ḥassāsatayn	الْحَسَّاسَتَيْن al-ḥassāsatayn
Nominative	حَسَّاسَانِ ḥassāsāni	الْحَسَّاسَانِ al-ḥassāsāni	حَسَّاسَتَانِ ḥassāsatāni	الْحَسَّاسَتَانِ al-ḥassāsatāni
Accusative	حَسَّاسَيْنِ ḥassāsayni	الْحَسَّاسَيْنِ al-ḥassāsayni	حَسَّاسَتَيْنِ ḥassāsatayni	الْحَسَّاسَتَيْنِ al-ḥassāsatayni
Genitive	حَسَّاسَيْنِ ḥassāsayni	الْحَسَّاسَيْنِ al-ḥassāsayni	حَسَّاسَتَيْنِ ḥassāsatayni	الْحَسَّاسَتَيْنِ al-ḥassāsatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَسَّاسِين ḥassāsīn	الْحَسَّاسِين al-ḥassāsīn	حَسَّاسَات ḥassāsāt	الْحَسَّاسَات al-ḥassāsāt
Nominative	حَسَّاسُونَ ḥassāsūna	الْحَسَّاسُونَ al-ḥassāsūna	حَسَّاسَاتٌ ḥassāsātun	الْحَسَّاسَاتُ al-ḥassāsātu
Accusative	حَسَّاسِينَ ḥassāsīna	الْحَسَّاسِينَ al-ḥassāsīna	حَسَّاسَاتٍ ḥassāsātin	الْحَسَّاسَاتِ al-ḥassāsāti
Genitive	حَسَّاسِينَ ḥassāsīna	الْحَسَّاسِينَ al-ḥassāsīna	حَسَّاسَاتٍ ḥassāsātin	الْحَسَّاسَاتِ al-ḥassāsāti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “حساس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حساس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Noun

حَسَّاس • (ḥassās) m (feminine حَسَّاسَة (ḥassāsa))

1. living being

Declension

Declension of noun حَسَّاس (ḥassās)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَسَّاس ḥassās	الْحَسَّاس al-ḥassās	حَسَّاس ḥassās	حَسَّاسَة ḥassāsa	الْحَسَّاسَة al-ḥassāsa	حَسَّاسَة ḥassāsat
Nominative	حَسَّاسٌ ḥassāsun	الْحَسَّاسُ al-ḥassāsu	حَسَّاسُ ḥassāsu	حَسَّاسَةٌ ḥassāsatun	الْحَسَّاسَةُ al-ḥassāsatu	حَسَّاسَةُ ḥassāsatu
Accusative	حَسَّاسًا ḥassāsan	الْحَسَّاسَ al-ḥassāsa	حَسَّاسَ ḥassāsa	حَسَّاسَةً ḥassāsatan	الْحَسَّاسَةَ al-ḥassāsata	حَسَّاسَةَ ḥassāsata
Genitive	حَسَّاسٍ ḥassāsin	الْحَسَّاسِ al-ḥassāsi	حَسَّاسِ ḥassāsi	حَسَّاسَةٍ ḥassāsatin	الْحَسَّاسَةِ al-ḥassāsati	حَسَّاسَةِ ḥassāsati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَسَّاسَيْن ḥassāsayn	الْحَسَّاسَيْن al-ḥassāsayn	حَسَّاسَيْ ḥassāsay	حَسَّاسَتَيْن ḥassāsatayn	الْحَسَّاسَتَيْن al-ḥassāsatayn	حَسَّاسَتَيْ ḥassāsatay
Nominative	حَسَّاسَانِ ḥassāsāni	الْحَسَّاسَانِ al-ḥassāsāni	حَسَّاسَا ḥassāsā	حَسَّاسَتَانِ ḥassāsatāni	الْحَسَّاسَتَانِ al-ḥassāsatāni	حَسَّاسَتَا ḥassāsatā
Accusative	حَسَّاسَيْنِ ḥassāsayni	الْحَسَّاسَيْنِ al-ḥassāsayni	حَسَّاسَيْ ḥassāsay	حَسَّاسَتَيْنِ ḥassāsatayni	الْحَسَّاسَتَيْنِ al-ḥassāsatayni	حَسَّاسَتَيْ ḥassāsatay
Genitive	حَسَّاسَيْنِ ḥassāsayni	الْحَسَّاسَيْنِ al-ḥassāsayni	حَسَّاسَيْ ḥassāsay	حَسَّاسَتَيْنِ ḥassāsatayni	الْحَسَّاسَتَيْنِ al-ḥassāsatayni	حَسَّاسَتَيْ ḥassāsatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	plural unknown			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	? ?	? ?	? ?	حَسَّاسَات ḥassāsāt	الْحَسَّاسَات al-ḥassāsāt	حَسَّاسَات ḥassāsāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	? ?	حَسَّاسَاتٌ ḥassāsātun	الْحَسَّاسَاتُ al-ḥassāsātu	حَسَّاسَاتُ ḥassāsātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	? ?	حَسَّاسَاتٍ ḥassāsātin	الْحَسَّاسَاتِ al-ḥassāsāti	حَسَّاسَاتِ ḥassāsāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	? ?	حَسَّاسَاتٍ ḥassāsātin	الْحَسَّاسَاتِ al-ḥassāsāti	حَسَّاسَاتِ ḥassāsāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حساس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَسَّاس (ḥassās).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [has.ˈsɑːs]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häs.sɑ́ːs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häs.sɑ́ːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäs.sɑ́ːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäs.sɔ́ːs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæs.sɒ́ːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häs.sɔ́s]

Readings
Classical reading?	hassās
Dari reading?	hassās
Iranian reading?	hassâs
Tajik reading?	hassos

Adjective

حساس • (hassâs)

1. sensitive, easily affected
2. sensitive, intricate

   فن‌آوری حساس ― fan-âvari-ye hassâs ― sensitive technology

   پرونده‌های حساس ― parvande-hâ-ye hassâs ― sensitive cases

   اطلاعات حساس ― ettelâ'ât-e hassâs ― sensitive information

3. sentimental, sensitive (of a person's emotions)
4. serious, acute (e.g. of disease)

Derived terms

• حساسیت (hassâsiyat)

 

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “حساس”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim