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Saddam
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An Arabic male given name, most widely recognized as the first name of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
"Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq from 1968 to 2003."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn Arabic first name, strongly associated in modern usage with Iraq's former dictator.
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_____ Hussein ruled Iraq from 1968 to 2003.
Etymology
A transliteration of Arabic صَدَّام (ṣaddām).