ihsan

Meaning

  1. An act of doing something good, being good.
  2. An act of giving to charity, donating.
  3. A thing that is donated.
  4. An aid done without expecting a return; a favor.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ihˈsan/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish احسان (iḥsān, “a being good or beautiful, an acting well, doing one's duty well towards God, an acting kindly”), from Arabic إِحْسَان (ʔiḥsān), verbal noun of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana, “to do or act well, to do or act right”).

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