See also: حسين and خشین

Persian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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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

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Urdu

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Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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حَسِین (hasīn) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling हसीन)

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

Noun

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حَسِین (hasīnm (Hindi spelling हसीन)

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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حُسَین (husainm (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

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  • 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, 2025.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “حسین”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.