حسین

See also: حسين and خشین

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /hu.ˈsajn/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hʊ.sájn]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ho.séjn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hu.sájn]

• Rhymes: -ajn

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

Proper noun

حسین • (husayn / hoseyn) (Tajik spelling Ҳусайн)

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

Derived terms

• حسین‌زاده (husayn-zāda / hoseyn-zâde)
• حسینی (husaynī / hoseyni)

Descendants

• Dari: حُسَیْن (husayn)
• Iranian Persian: حُسَیْن (hoseyn)
• Northern Luri: هۆسێ (hosı)
• Tajik: Ҳусайн (Husayn)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: हुसैन (husain)
  • Urdu: حُسَین (husain)

Urdu

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• حَسِیں (ḥasī̃) — poetic

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 (hasīnõ)
vocative	حَسِین (hasīn)	حَسِینو (hasīno)

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, 2026.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “حسین”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.