مستحب

Arabic

Root
ح ب ب (ḥ b b)
18 terms

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of اِسْتَحَبَّ (istaḥabba, “to deem something recommendable”).

Adjective

مُسْتَحَبّ • (mustaḥabb) (feminine مُسْتَحَبَّة (mustaḥabba), masculine plural مُسْتَحَبُّونَ (mustaḥabbūna), feminine plural مُسْتَحَبَّات (mustaḥabbāt))

1. (that which is deemed) recommendable
2. (Islamic jurisprudence) mustahabb, an action that is recommended, but not mandatory

Declension

Declension of adjective مُسْتَحَبّ (mustaḥabb)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْتَحَبّ mustaḥabb	الْمُسْتَحَبّ al-mustaḥabb	مُسْتَحَبَّة mustaḥabba	الْمُسْتَحَبَّة al-mustaḥabba
Nominative	مُسْتَحَبٌّ mustaḥabbun	الْمُسْتَحَبُّ al-mustaḥabbu	مُسْتَحَبَّةٌ mustaḥabbatun	الْمُسْتَحَبَّةُ al-mustaḥabbatu
Accusative	مُسْتَحَبًّا mustaḥabban	الْمُسْتَحَبَّ al-mustaḥabba	مُسْتَحَبَّةً mustaḥabbatan	الْمُسْتَحَبَّةَ al-mustaḥabbata
Genitive	مُسْتَحَبٍّ mustaḥabbin	الْمُسْتَحَبِّ al-mustaḥabbi	مُسْتَحَبَّةٍ mustaḥabbatin	الْمُسْتَحَبَّةِ al-mustaḥabbati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْتَحَبَّيْن mustaḥabbayn	الْمُسْتَحَبَّيْن al-mustaḥabbayn	مُسْتَحَبَّتَيْن mustaḥabbatayn	الْمُسْتَحَبَّتَيْن al-mustaḥabbatayn
Nominative	مُسْتَحَبَّانِ mustaḥabbāni	الْمُسْتَحَبَّانِ al-mustaḥabbāni	مُسْتَحَبَّتَانِ mustaḥabbatāni	الْمُسْتَحَبَّتَانِ al-mustaḥabbatāni
Accusative	مُسْتَحَبَّيْنِ mustaḥabbayni	الْمُسْتَحَبَّيْنِ al-mustaḥabbayni	مُسْتَحَبَّتَيْنِ mustaḥabbatayni	الْمُسْتَحَبَّتَيْنِ al-mustaḥabbatayni
Genitive	مُسْتَحَبَّيْنِ mustaḥabbayni	الْمُسْتَحَبَّيْنِ al-mustaḥabbayni	مُسْتَحَبَّتَيْنِ mustaḥabbatayni	الْمُسْتَحَبَّتَيْنِ al-mustaḥabbatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْتَحَبِّين mustaḥabbīn	الْمُسْتَحَبِّين al-mustaḥabbīn	مُسْتَحَبَّات mustaḥabbāt	الْمُسْتَحَبَّات al-mustaḥabbāt
Nominative	مُسْتَحَبُّونَ mustaḥabbūna	الْمُسْتَحَبُّونَ al-mustaḥabbūna	مُسْتَحَبَّاتٌ mustaḥabbātun	الْمُسْتَحَبَّاتُ al-mustaḥabbātu
Accusative	مُسْتَحَبِّينَ mustaḥabbīna	الْمُسْتَحَبِّينَ al-mustaḥabbīna	مُسْتَحَبَّاتٍ mustaḥabbātin	الْمُسْتَحَبَّاتِ al-mustaḥabbāti
Genitive	مُسْتَحَبِّينَ mustaḥabbīna	الْمُسْتَحَبِّينَ al-mustaḥabbīna	مُسْتَحَبَّاتٍ mustaḥabbātin	الْمُسْتَحَبَّاتِ al-mustaḥabbāti

Antonyms

• مَكْرُوه (makrūh)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: müstəhəb
• → English: mustahabb
• → Japanese: ムスタハッブ (musutahabbu)
• → Kazakh: мұстахаб (mūstaxab), мұстахап (mūstaxap)
• → Ottoman Turkish: مستحب (müstehab)
  • Turkish: müstehap
• → Uzbek: mustahab