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Definition of Husayn

1. Noun. Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937).

2. Noun. King of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999).

Definition of Husayn

1. Proper noun. (Islam) A son of Ali and brother of Hassan; a martyr, and Shiah Imam. ¹

2. Proper noun. (given name male from=Arabic) used by Muslims, diminutive of Hasan (Arab ???) meaning ''good'' or ''handsome''. ¹

3. Proper noun. (surname Muslim from=Arabic dot=) derived from the (etyl ar) given name. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Husayn

Hurler-Scheie syndrome Hurler syndrome Hurok Huron Huronian Hurrian Hurrians Hurricane Hurst bougies Hurthle cell

Hurthle cell adenoma Hurthle cell carcinoma Hurthle cell tumour Hus Husain Husayn (current term) Huschke's auditory teeth Huschke's cartilages Huschke's foramen Huschke's valve

Husein Huss Hussain Hussein Husserl Husserlian Hussite Hussites Hustis Huston

Literary usage of Husayn

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1896)
"“So be it, Husayn; I will wait for thee. And see, if thou couldst kill one ... “Hussan and Husayn have been made, by the Pir Sahib, to swear they will not ..."

2. Bibliotheca Indica by Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India), Asiatic Society of Bengal, Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal (1848)
"This order had its origin in a Persian who was one of the disciples of Husayn-b-Mansur Hallaj of Baghdad,8 not the celebrated Husayn-b-Mansur (of ..."

3. A Literary History of the Arabs by Reynold Alleyne Nicholson (1907)
"The facts are briefly these: In the autumn of the year 680 Husayn, the son of 'AH, claiming to be the rightful Caliph in virtue of his descent from the ..."

4. The Indus Delta Country: A Memoir, Chiefly on Its Ancient Geography and History by Malcolm Robert Haig (1894)
"This man opened negotiations with Shah Husayn with the object of concluding peace, and obtaining for ... Shah Husayn, prudently anxious to avoid a decisive ..."

5. The Preaching of Islam: A History of the Propagation of the Muslim Faith by Thomas Walker Arnold (1896)
"As soon as the King of Majapahit heard of this new settlement, he sent Raden Husayn to his brother with orders to destroy ..."

6. A History of the Arabs in the Sudan and Some Account of the People who by Harold Alfred Macmichael (1922)
"... Nail son of Halu son of Hammad son of el Sayyid Rafa'i son of el Sayyid 'Amir son of el Sayyid Husayn son of el Sayyid Isma'il son of el Sayyid 'Abdulla ..."

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