حسين

See also: حسین and خشین

Arabic

Etymology

Diminutive of حَسَن (ḥasan), from the root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħu.sajn/

Proper noun

حُسَيْن • (ḥusayn) m

1. a male given name, Husayn

Declension

Declension of noun حُسَيْن (ḥusayn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	حُسَيْن ḥusayn	—
Nominative	—	حُسَيْنٌ ḥusaynun	—
Accusative	—	حُسَيْنًا ḥusaynan	—
Genitive	—	حُسَيْنٍ ḥusaynin	—

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Hüseyn
• → Bashkir: Хөсәйен (Xösəyen)
• → Bengali: হোসেন (hōśen)
• → Persian: حسین (hoseyn)
• → Northern Luri: حوسێ (hosı)
• → Turkish: Hüseyin
• → Uzbek: Husayn
• → Chinese: → 侯賽因／侯赛因 (Hóusàiyīn) (transliteration)