Saddam

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Saddam

  • /səˈdɑːm/ general
  • /səˈdæm/ general
  • /ˈsæd.əm/ UK
  • /ˈsɑ.dəm/ US

Where it comes from

Transliteration of Arabic صَدَّام (ṣaddām).

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Arabic of Arabic usage.
  2. Saddam Hussein, the fifth president of Iraq (1979–2003).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hussein, iraqi, baghdad, iraq, encounter, clash, confrontation, collision, sadam, uday, oppressor, autocrat, despot, tyrant, dictator, strongman

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name male given name

한국어사담 Sadam
日本語サッダーム Saddāmu
中文薩達姆 /萨达姆 Sàdámǔ
हिन्दीसद्दाम saddām
РусскийСадда́м Saddám
العربيةصَدَّام ṣaddām

name Saddam Hussein

한국어사담 후세인 Sadam Husein
日本語サッダーム・フセイン Saddāmu-Fusein
中文薩達姆·侯賽因 /萨达姆·侯赛因 Sàdámǔ-Hóusàiyīn, 薩達姆海珊 /萨达姆海珊
हिन्दीसद्दाम हुसैन saddām husain
ΕλληνικάΣαντάμ Χουσεΐν Santám Chouseḯn
РусскийСадда́м Хусе́йн Saddám Xusɛ́jn
العربيةصَدَّام حُسَيْن ṣaddām ḥusayn
עבריתסדאם חוסיין

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@misc{saddam_2026,
  title = {Saddam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saddam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}