LessonsTen Semantic Functions of Form X (Istifʿāl): Seeking, Suitability, Finding, Judging, Transformation, Adoption, Abbreviation, Response, Equivalence and Independent UseQuiz

Ḥusbān expresses regarding something as possessing a quality—an assessment or judgment. The example is:
اِسْتَحْسَنْتُهُ
Translation: I considered it/him good; I approved of it/him.
Root: ح س ن
Translation: goodness/beauty.
The book lists this separately from wijdān. Wijdān foregrounds finding a quality, whereas ḥusbān foregrounds considering something to have that quality. Neither must be translated as a request.

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Function 4: Considering or Judging

Ten Semantic Functions of Form X (Istifʿāl): Seeking, Suitability, Finding, Judging, Transformation, Adoption, Abbreviation, Response, Equivalence and Independent Use

Ḥusbān expresses regarding something as possessing a quality—an assessment or judgment. The example is:
اِسْتَحْسَنْتُهُ
Translation: I considered it/him good; I approved of it/him.
Root: ح س ن
Translation: goodness/beauty.
The book lists this separately from wijdān. Wijdān foregrounds finding a quality, whereas ḥusbān foregrounds considering something to have that quality. Neither must be translated as a request.