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تَحْسِين
Tahsin
tah-SEEN
“Improvement, beautification.”
About Tahsin
Tahsin is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "improvement, beautification" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ح-س-ن.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Tahsin is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Tahsin
- What does the name Tahsin mean?
- Tahsin (تَحْسِين) means "Improvement, beautification". From the Arabic root ح-س-ن.
- Is Tahsin a name from the Qur'an?
- Tahsin does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Tahsin a boy or a girl name?
- Tahsin is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Tahsin come from?
- Tahsin is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ḥ-S-N.
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