حسین
Appearance
Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed 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 (hasīnõ) | ||||||
vocative | حَسِین (hasīn) | حَسِینو (hasīno) |
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.
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