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Zada (suffix)
Zada (Classical Persian: ; fa, زاده, translit=zâde; tg, зода, translit=zoda) also romanized as zadah, zade, zadeh, zadi, is a Persian suffix used as part of titles or nickname for members of royalty, for example: Beg-''zada'', Beg-''zade'', or Beg-''zadi''. It is also used to form surnames. Titles built with ''-zada'' Beg * Begzada (Begzade) is a part of Beg, son of Beg. *Begzadi is a part of Beg, daughter of Beg also Beg female use Begum, wife of Baig. Shah *Shahzada (Shahzade or Shehzade) is a part of Shah, son of Shah. *Shahzadi (Shehzadi) is a part of Shah, daughter of Shah. Sahib *Sahibzada is a part of Shahib or further male descendant; compare Shahzada. Khan * Khanzada (Khanzade) is a part of Khan, son of Khan. *Khanzadi is a part of Khan, daughter of Khan also Khan female use Khanum, wife of Khan. Nawab *Nawabzada is a part of Nawab, son of Nawab. Surnames built with ''-zada'' * Alizada * Husaynzada * Qulizada See also *Zadeh *Mirza *Pathan *Family na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classical Persian
Persian (), also known by its endonym Farsi (, ', ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutually intelligible standard varieties, namely Iranian Persian (officially known as ''Persian''), Dari Persian (officially known as ''Dari'' since 1964) and Tajiki Persian (officially known as ''Tajik'' since 1999).Siddikzoda, S. "Tajik Language: Farsi or not Farsi?" in ''Media Insight Central Asia #27'', August 2002. It is also spoken natively in the Tajik variety by a significant population within Uzbekistan, as well as within other regions with a Persianate history in the cultural sphere of Greater Iran. It is written officially within Iran and Afghanistan in the Persian alphabet, a derivation of the Arabic script, and within Tajikistan in the Tajik alphabet, a derivati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanum
Khanum, Hanum, Khanom, or Khanoum ( kz, Hanym/Ханйм, uz, Xonim/Хоним, az, Xanım, tr, Hanım, fa, خانم, hi, ख़ानुम, bn, খাঁনম/খানম, ar, خانم, ur, خانم, sq, Hanëm) is a female royal and aristocratic title that was originally derived through a Central Asian title, and later used in the Middle East and South Asia. It is the feminine equivalent of the title '' Khan'' for a sovereign or military ruler, widely used by medieval nomadic Turkic peoples living in Asia and Europe and also Mongol tribes living north and northwest of modern-day China. In the construction of words of the Turkic languages, the suffix "-''um / -ım''" adds "''my''", making the word "Khanum" as "my Khan". This arises from the tale, depicting a Khan announcing to his subjects ''I am your Khan, and She is my Khan (Khanum)''. "Khan" is also seen as a title in the Xianbei confederationHenning, W. B., 'A Farewell to the Khagan of the Aq-Aqataran',"Bulletin of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Name Affixes
Family name affixes are a clue for surname etymology and can sometimes determine the ethnic origin of a person. This is a partial list of affixes. Prefixes * A – (Romanian) "son of" * Ab – (Welsh, Cornish, Breton) "son of" * Af – (Danish, Swedish), Av (Norwegian) "of" * Ap – (Welsh) "son of" * Abu – (Arabic) "father of"; * Aït – ( Berber) "of" * Al – (Arabic) "the" * Ālam – (Persian) "world" * At/Ath – ( Berber) "(son of" * Aust, Austre – (Norwegian) "east", "estern" * Bar – (Aramaic) "son of" * Bath, bat – (Hebrew) "daughter of" * Ben, bin, ibn – (Arabic and Hebrew) "son of" * Bet – (Arabic from "Beyt") "house of" * Bint – (Arabic) "daughter of"; Binti, Binte (Malaysian version) * Da – (Italian) "from", "of"; (Portuguese) "from the" (before a feminine singular noun) * Das – (Portuguese) "from the", "of the", preceding a feminine plural noun * De – (Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino) "of"; indicates region of origin, often a si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathan
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically referred to as Afghans () or xbc, αβγανο () until the 1970s, when the term's meaning officially evolved into that of a demonym for all residents of Afghanistan, including those outside of the Pashtun ethnicity. The group's native language is Pashto, an Iranian language in the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. Additionally, Dari Persian serves as the second language of Pashtuns in Afghanistan while those in the Indian subcontinent speak Urdu and Hindi (see Hindustani language) as their second language. Pashtuns are the 26th-largest ethnic group in the world, and the largest segmentary lineage society; there are an estimated 350–400 Pashtun tribes and clans with a variety of origin theories. The total popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zadeh
Zadeh, also Zada, is a Persian patronymic suffix meaning 'descendant of' or 'born of' used in names mainly in Iran and Azerbaijan. Notable people whose names contain 'Zadeh' include: * Lotfi A. Zadeh (1921–2017), mathematician, electrical engineer, and computer scientist *Mirza Fatali Akhundzadeh (1812–1878), Azerbaijani author, playwright, and philosopher *Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (born 1947), Soviet and Azerbaijani composer and pianist * Rafael Amen-Zadeh (born 1943), Soviet and Azerbaijani mathematician and physicist *Hashem Beikzadeh (born 1984), Iranian footballer * Sadegh Ghotbzadeh (1936-1982), Iranian politician * Masoud Hashemzadeh (born 1981), Iranian wrestler * T. J. Houshmandzadeh (born 1977), American NFL football player * Abbas Ibrahim Zada, Afghanistani politician * Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh (born 1963), American physician and medical researcher * Jalil Mammadguluzadeh (1866–1932), Azerbaijani satirist and writer * Aziza Mustafazadeh (born 1969), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qulizada
Qulizada ( az, Quluzadə; fa, قلیزاده, translit=qolizâde) is a surname built from Turkic '' quli'' and the Persian suffix '' -zada''. It may refer to: *Amit Guluzade Amit Guluzade ( az, Amit Quluzadə); (born 20 November 1992) is an Azerbaijani football player. Career Club Early career Born in Baku, Guluzade played for Neftçi's youth team before joining the first team. Kayseri Erciyesspor On 25 June 201 ... (born 1992), Azerbaijani football player * Khagani Guluzade (born 1977), Azerbaijani businessman * Ramin Guluzade (born 1977), Azerbaijani politician and minister * Vafa Guluzade (1940–2015), Azerbaijani diplomat, political scientist and specialist in conflict resolution * Zumrud Guluzadeh, Azerbaijani professor of philosophy * Mahtab Qolizadeh, Iranian journalist * Ali Qolizadeh, Iranian footballer * Arash Qolizadeh, Iranian footballer * Aref Qolizadeh, Iranian footballer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husaynzada
Husaynzada ( az, Hüseynzadə; fa, حسینزاده, translit=hoseynzâde; russian: Гусейнзаде), also Husaynzade, Husaynzadeh and Gusein-Zade, is a surname built from Husayn and the Persian suffix zada. Notable people with the surname include: * Ahmad Huseinzadeh (1812-1887), third Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus * Ali bey Huseynzade (1864-1940), Azerbaijani writer, thinker, philosopher, artist, doctor, and the creator * Amir Hossein Hosseinzadeh (born 2000), Iranian footballer * Mohammad Reza Hosseinzadeh (born 1964), Iranian economist and banker * Mohammad-Ali Hosseinzadeh (1977–2016), Iranian principlist * Mahammadali Huseinzadeh (1823-1852), first shia Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus * Mehdi Huseynzade (1918-1944), a Soviet guerilla of Azerbaijani origin * Sabir Gusein-Zade (born 1950), a Russian mathematician and a specialist * Tofig Huseynzade (1946-2006), Azerbaijani philologist, folklorist, journalist and poet See also * Huseynov Huseynov, Hüseynov, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alizada
Alizadeh ( az, Əlizadə; fa, علیزاده, translit='alizâde) is a surname built from Ali (name) and the Persian suffix zada. It may refer to: *Kimia Alizadeh, Iranian Taekwondo athlete *Javad Alizadeh, Iranian cartoonist *Hossein Alizadeh, Iranian musician *Ghazaleh Alizadeh, Iranian writer *Ali Alizadeh, Iranian footballer *Safura Alizadeh, Azeri musician *Sonita Alizadeh Sonita Alizadeh ( prs, سونیتا علیزاده; born 1996) is an Afghan rapper and activist who has been vocal against forced marriages. Alizadeh first gained attention when she released "Brides for Sale," a video in which she raps about d ..., Afghan rapper and activist References {{Reflist Iranian-language surnames Azerbaijani-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawab
Nawab (Balochi language, Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب; bn, নবাব/নওয়াব; hi, नवाब; Punjabi language, Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ; Persian language, Persian, Punjabi language, Punjabi , Sindhi language, Sindhi, Urdu: ), also spelled Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob, Nawaabshah, Nawabshah or Nobab, is a Royal title indicating a sovereign ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the western title of Prince. The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kingdom of Saxony, Kings of Saxony to the German Emperor. In earlier times the title was ratified and bestowed by the reigning Mughal emperor to semi-autonomous Muslim rulers of subdivisions or princely states in the Indian subcontinent loyal to the Mughal Empire, for example the Nawabs of Bengal. The title is common among Muslim rulers of South Asia as an equivalent to the title Maharaja. "Nawab" usually refers to males and literally mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanzada
The Khanzada or Khan Zadeh are a community of Muslim Rajputs found in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh, India. This community is distinct from the Rajasthani Khanzada Rajput, the descendants of Wali-e-Mewat Raja Naher Khan, who are a sub-clan of Jadaun gotra. They are also a community of Muslim Rajputs. They refer to themselves as Musalman Rajputs. After the Partition of India in 1947, many members of this community migrated to Pakistan. History and origin The word Khanzada in Persian means ''son of a khan'', or king. This has literally the same meaning as the word Rajput, which also means son of a king in Sanskrit. Each Khanzada clan has its own tradition as to when they converted to Islam. The community that claims to be the first to convert to Islam are the Dikhit Khanzada of Banda District, who are said to have been converted at the hands of Mohammad Ghori, some eight centuries ago, and calls themselves Ghori Dikhit. Other clans, such as the Yaduvanshi Rajputs o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zadeh
Zadeh, also Zada, is a Persian patronymic suffix meaning 'descendant of' or 'born of' used in names mainly in Iran and Azerbaijan. Notable people whose names contain 'Zadeh' include: * Lotfi A. Zadeh (1921–2017), mathematician, electrical engineer, and computer scientist *Mirza Fatali Akhundzadeh (1812–1878), Azerbaijani author, playwright, and philosopher *Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (born 1947), Soviet and Azerbaijani composer and pianist * Rafael Amen-Zadeh (born 1943), Soviet and Azerbaijani mathematician and physicist *Hashem Beikzadeh (born 1984), Iranian footballer * Sadegh Ghotbzadeh (1936-1982), Iranian politician * Masoud Hashemzadeh (born 1981), Iranian wrestler * T. J. Houshmandzadeh (born 1977), American NFL football player * Abbas Ibrahim Zada, Afghanistani politician * Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh (born 1963), American physician and medical researcher * Jalil Mammadguluzadeh (1866–1932), Azerbaijani satirist and writer * Aziza Mustafazadeh (born 1969), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khan (title)
Khan ''khan/qan''; tr, han; Azerbaijani: ''xan''; Ottoman: ''han''; Old Turkic: ''kan''; Chinese: 汗 ''hán''; Goguryeo: 皆 ''key''; Buyeo: 加 ''ka''; Silla: 干 ''kan''; Gaya: 旱 ''kan''; Baekje: 瑕 ''ke''; Manchu: ; Persian: خان; Punjabi: ਖ਼ਾਨ; Hindustani: ख़ान or ख़ां (Devanagari), or (Nastaleeq); Balochi: خان; Bulgarian: хан, ''khan''; Chuvash: хун, ''hun''; Arabic: خان; bn, খান or ) () is a historic Turko-Mongol title originating among nomadic tribes in the Central and Eastern Eurasian Steppe to refer to a chief or ruler. It first appears among the Rouran and then the Göktürks as a variant of khagan (sovereign, emperor) and implied a subordinate ruler. In the Seljuk Empire, it was the highest noble title, ranking above malik (king) and emir (prince). In the Mongol Empire it signified the ruler of a horde (''ulus''), while the ruler of all the Mongols was the khagan or great khan. The title subsequently de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
