احسان

See also: إحسان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic إِحْسَان (ʔiḥsān).

Noun

احسان • (ihsan)

1. gift
2. grant
3. beneficence

Descendants

• Turkish: ihsan

Proper noun

احسان • (İhsan)

1. a male given name from Arabic

Descendants

• Turkish: İhsan

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِحْسَان (ʔiḥsān).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔih.ˈsɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe̞ɦ.sɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe̞ɦ.sɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.sɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔi.sɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeɦ.sɒːn], [ʔeː.sɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeɦ.sɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	ihsān
Dari reading?	ehsān
Iranian reading?	ehsân, eːsân
Tajik reading?	ehson

Proper noun

احسان • (ehsân)

1. a male given name, Ehsan, from Arabic

Descendants

• → Gujarati: એહસાન (ehasān)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian احسان (ihsān), from Arabic إِحْسَان (ʔiḥsān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ə.ɦə.sɑːn/

Noun

احسان • (ehsān) m (Hindi spelling एहसान) plural: احسانات

1. favour
2. kindness
3. gratitude
4. obligation
5. benevolence, goodwill, benefaction, beneficence, boon, good deed, goodness

Derived terms

• (to do a kind deed for someone): احسان کرنا