husayn

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsHusseinHusainSaddam HusseinSaddamSaddam bin Hussein at-Takriti

   Broaderleader
2. 2.

   king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)

   SynonymsHusseinHusainibn Talal HusseinKing Hussein

   Broaderking

Other forms of husayn

plural

husayns·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about husayn

What does husayn mean?

husayn means "Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in husayn?

husayn has 2 syllables: hu-sayn. The stress falls on "hu".

What is another word for husayn?

Close synonyms include Hussein, Husain, Saddam Hussein, Saddam, Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is husayn a common word?

husayn is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.