حسین

See also: حسين and خشین

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn), from the root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hʊ.sǽjn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔʊ.sǽjn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔu.sǽjn]

Readings
Classical reading? husayn
Dari reading? husayn
Iranian reading? hoseyn
Tajik reading? husayn

Proper noun
Dari حسین
Iranian Persian
Tajik Ҳусайн

حسین • (hoseyn)

  1. (Islam) Husayn, a son of Ali and brother of Hasan; a martyr, and Shi'a Imam.
  2. a male given name, Hoseyn, Hosein, or Hossein, from Arabic

Derived terms
  • حسین‌زاده (hoseyn-zâde)

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian حسین, itself from Arabic حَسِين (ḥasīn), from the root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦə.siːn/
  • Rhymes: -iːn
  • Hyphenation: حَ‧سِین

Adjective

حَسِین • (hasīn) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling हसीन)

  1. beautiful, handsome
    Synonyms: خوبصورت (xūbsūrat), سندر (sundar)

Noun

حَسِین • (hasīn) m (Hindi spelling हसीन)

  1. a handsome man.
Declension
Declension of حسین
singular plural
direct حَسِین (hasīn) حَسِین (hasīn)
oblique حَسِین (hasīn) حَسِینوں (hasīnō̃)
vocative حَسِین (hasīn) حَسِینو (hasīnō)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian حسین (husayn), itself from Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦʊ.sɛːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːn
  • Hyphenation: حُ‧سَین

Proper noun

حُسَین • (husain) m (Hindi spelling हुसैन)

  1. (Islam) Husayn, a son of Ali and brother of Hasan; a martyr, and Shi'a Imam.
  2. 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 [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “حسین”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
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