حسین
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn), from the root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [hu.ˈsajn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ho.ˈsejn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [hu.sǽjn]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | husayn |
Dari reading? | husayn |
Iranian reading? | hoseyn |
Tajik reading? | husayn |
Proper noun edit
Dari | حسین |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Ҳусайн |
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 edit
- حسینزاده (hoseyn-zâde)
Urdu edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian حسین, itself from Arabic حَسِين (ḥasīn), from the root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦə.siːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
- Hyphenation: حَ‧سِین
Adjective edit
حَسِین • (hasīn) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling हसीन)
Noun edit
حَسِین • (hasīn) m (Hindi spelling हसीन)
- a handsome man.
Declension edit
Declension of حسین | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | حَسِین (hasīn) | حَسِین (hasīn) |
oblique | حَسِین (hasīn) | حَسِینوں (hasīnō̃) |
vocative | حَسِین (hasīn) | حَسِینو (hasīnō) |
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian حسین (husayn), itself from Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦʊ.sɛːn/
- Rhymes: -ɛːn
- Hyphenation: حُ‧سَین
Proper noun edit
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 edit
- “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.