Hussein

Hussein, Husayn, or Husain (/huːˈseɪn/; Arabic: حُسَيْن‎ Ḥusayn), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (Arabic: ح س ن‎), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male given name, particularly among Shias.[1] In Persian language contexts, the transliterations Ḥosayn, Hosayn, or Hossein are sometimes used.[2] In the transliteration of Indo-Aryan languages, the forms "Hussain" or "Hossain" may be used. Other variants include Husein, Husejin, Husejn, Husain, Hussin, Hussain, Husayin, Hussayin, Hüseyin, Husseyin, Huseyn, Hossain, Hosein, Husseyn (etc.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, which is following a standardized way for transliterating Arabic names, used the form "Ḥusain" in its first edition and the form "Ḥusayn" in its second and third editions.[3] [4] [5]

For other uses, see Hussein (disambiguation).
"Hussain" redirects here. For the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, see Husayn ibn Ali.
Hussein
حُسَيْن
Calligraphic representation of Al-Hussein name
PronunciationArabic: [ħuˈsajn, -eːn, ħo-, ħʊ-]
Egyptian Arabic: [ħeˈseːn, ħoˈseːn]
Persian: [ho'sejn]
Turkish: [hyˈsejin]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameArabic
MeaningHandsome
Region of originArabia (Middle East)
Other names
Related namesHassan

This name was not used in the pre-Islamic period,[6] and is recorded to have been first used by the Islamic prophet Muhammad when he named his grandson Husayn ibn Ali, saying he had been commanded to do so by Allah through the archangel Gabriel.[6]

Given name

Hossein

Houssein

Husain

Husayn

Husein

Hussain

Hussein

Hüseyin

Huseyn

Middle name

Patronymic title

Surname

Hossain

Hosein / Hossein

Husain

Hussain

Husayn

Hussein

Family of Saddam Hussein of Iraq

Royal family of Jordan

Huseyin / Hüseyin

Huseyn / Hüseyn
  • Mehdi Huseyn (1909–1965), an Azerbaijani and Soviet writer and critic

See also

References
  1. Discovering Islam: Making Sense of Muslim History by Akbar S. Ahmed, 1988, page 57.
  2. E.g. in Encyclopedia Iranica, the spelling ''Ḥosayn is found (Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi, "Shahrbanu" in Encyclopedia Iranica (2005) Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine)
  3. Encyclopaedia of Islam, First Edition (1913-1936) — Brill
  4. Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition — Brill
  5. Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE — Brill
  6. al-Qarashi, Baqir Sharif (2007). The life of Imam Husain ('a). Qum: Ansariyan Publications.
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