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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn), from the root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n).
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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husayn
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Dari reading?
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husayn
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Iranian reading?
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hoseyn
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Tajik reading?
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husayn
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Proper noun
Dari
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حسین
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Iranian Persian
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Tajik
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Ҳусайн
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حسین • (hoseyn)
- (Islam) Husayn, a son of Ali and brother of Hasan; a martyr, and Shi'a Imam.
- a male given name, Hoseyn, Hosein, or Hossein, from Arabic
Derived terms
Urdu
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian حسین, itself from Arabic حَسِين (ḥasīn), from the root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n).
Pronunciation
Adjective
حَسِین • (hasīn) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling हसीन)
- beautiful, handsome
- Synonyms: خوبصورت (xūbsūrat), سندر (sundar)
Noun
حَسِین • (hasīn) m (Hindi spelling हसीन)
- a handsome man.
Declension
Declension of حسین
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singular
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plural
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direct
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حَسِین (hasīn)
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حَسِین (hasīn)
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oblique
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حَسِین (hasīn)
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حَسِینوں (hasīnō̃)
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vocative
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حَسِین (hasīn)
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حَسِینو (hasīnō)
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian حسین (husayn), itself from Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
حُسَین • (husain) m (Hindi spelling हुसैन)
- (Islam) Husayn, a son of Ali and brother of Hasan; a martyr, and Shi'a Imam.
- a male given name, Hussain or Husain, from Arabic
Further reading
- “حسین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “حسین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “حسین”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.