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حُسْنَى

the best

উত্তম

Root letters: ح س نAppears 17 times in the Qur'an#566 most frequentNoun (ism)Feminine (muʾannath)
Learn it in lesson 57

About this word

Noun (ism)Feminine (muʾannath)Root letters: ح س ن

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ17 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚthe bestl-ḥus'nā · 5 times
  • ٱلْحُسْنَىٰthe bestl-ḥus'nā · 4 times
  • ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۖthe goodl-ḥus'nā · 3 times
  • بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰin the bestbil-ḥus'nā · 2 times
  • ٱلْحُسْنَىٰٓthe goodl-ḥus'nā · 1 times
  • لَلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ(will be) the bestlalḥus'nā · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ح س ن — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

Allāh - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names.

Surah 20:8 — Read full ayah

Indeed, those for whom the best [reward] has preceded from Us - they are from it far removed.

Surah 21:101 — Read full ayah

But as for one who believes and does righteousness, he will have a reward of the best [i.e., Paradise], and we [i.e., Dhul-Qarnayn] will speak to him from our command with ease."

Surah 18:88 — Read full ayah