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Zidan (other)
Zidan or more formally Zaydan is a given name and family name in various cultures. As an Arabic name () it is also romanised as Zidane or Zeidan. As a Chinese given name, it can be written in various ways (e.g. ), with different meanings depending on the component Chinese characters. People with the patronymic or family name Zidan include: * Al Walid ben Zidan (died 1636), sultan of Morocco *Gregor Židan (born 1965), Slovenian football player *Mohamed Zidan (born 1981), Egyptian football player *Raed Zidan (born 1971), first Palestinian mountaineer to summit Mount Everest * Ibrahim Mahdy Achmed Zeidan, Libyan man detained at Guantanamo Bay from 2002 to 2007 People with the given name Zidan include: *Zaydan An-Nasser (died 1627), sultan of Morocco * Cao Zhen (died 231), style name Zidan, military general under Cao Cao *Donnie Yen (Zhen Zidan, born 1965), Hong Kong actor *Zidan Saif (c. 1974 – 2004), Israeli Druze policeman killed in the 2014 Jerusalem synagogue massacre *Zeyda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic Name
Arabic language names have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from the Arabic-speaking and also Muslim countries have not had given/ middle/family names but rather a chain of names. This system remains in use throughout the Arabic and Muslim worlds. Name structure ' The ' () is the given name, first name, or personal name; e.g. "Ahmad" or "Fatimah". Most Arabic names have meaning as ordinary adjectives and nouns, and are often aspirational of character. For example, ''Muhammad'' means 'Praiseworthy' and ''Ali'' means 'Exalted' or 'High'. The syntactic context will generally differentiate the name from the noun/adjective. However Arabic newspapers will occasionally place names in brackets, or quotation marks, to avoid confusion. Indeed, such is the popularity of the name ''Muhammad'' throughout parts of Africa, Arabia, the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia, it is often represented by the abbreviation "Md.", "Mohd.", "Muhd.", or just "M.". In I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen Chi-tan (; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director. Yen is one of Hong Kong's top action stars. Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into the mainstream Asian cinema by choreographing MMA in many of his films since the early 2000s. The first Chinese UFC champion Zhang Weili states that Yen's films introduced her to MMA. Yen has displayed skill in an array of martial arts, being well-versed in Tai Chi, Boxing, Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, Hapkido, Mixed Martial Arts, Taekwondo, Karate, Muay Thai, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Hung Ga, Sanda, Judo, Wing Chun, and Wushu. One of the most popular film stars in Asia of the early 2000s, Yen is consistently one of the highest-paid actors in Asia. Yen earned HK$220 million (US$28.4 million) from four films and six advertisements in 2013. Yen is credited by many for contributing to the popularisation of Wing Chun in China. He portrays Wing Chun grandmaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic-language Masculine Given Names
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is the language of literature, official documents, and formal written m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic-language Surnames
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is the language of literature, official documents, and formal written medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zidani (other) , disambiguation page
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Zidani may refer to: * Marcel Zidani, British pianist and composer * Zidani clan, Arab family that ruled Palestine in the 18th century *Zidani Most, a Slovenian village of the municipality of Laško **Zidani Most railway station * Zidani Most, Trebnje, a Slovenian village of the municipality of Trebnje * Zaydan, a name of Arab origin, meaning increase (z.y.d root) See also * Zidan (other) *Zidane (name) Zidane most commonly refers to the name of Arab origin, ''Zaydān'', meaning increase (, ). "Zidane", also of Kabyle (Algerian Amazigh) origin, meaning "the delightful" or "delightful". Zidane may also refer to: * Djamel Zidane (born 1955), form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaydan
Zaydan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Banu Zaydan, Arab clan that dominated the Galilee late 17th-early 18th centuries *Amina Zaydan (born 1966), Egyptian novelist * Hasan Zaydan, Iraqi politician *Ibn Zaydan (1878–1946), Moroccan historian and literary author *Jurji Zaydan Jurji Zaydan ( ar, جرجي زيدان, ; December 14, 1861 – July 21, 1914) was a prolific Lebanese novelist, journalist, editor and teacher, most noted for his creation of the magazine ''Al-Hilal (magazine), Al-Hilal'', which he used to seri ... (1861–1914), Lebanese novelist {{surname Arabic-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zayd (name)
Zaid (also transliterated as Zayd, ar, زيد) is an Arabic given name and surname. Zaid *Zaid Abbas Jordanian basketball player *Zaid Abdul-Aziz (born 1946), American basketball player * Zaid Al-Harb (1887–1972), Kuwaiti poet *Zaid al-Rifai (born 1936), Jordanian politician and prime minister *Zaid Ashkanani (born 1994), Kuwaiti racing driver * Zaid Hamid (born 1964), Pakistani political commentator *Zaid Ibrahim (born 1951), Malaysian politician * Zaid Orudzhev (born 1932), Russian philosopher *Zaid Shakir (born 1956), American scholar *Zaid ibn Shaker (1934–2002), Jordanian general, politician and prime minister Zayd *Zayd Abu Zayd (1195–1270), Almohad political leader *Zayd al-Khayr, companion of Muhammad * Zayd ibn al-Dathinnah, companion of Muhammad *Zayd ibn Ali (695–740), great-grandson of Ali and fifth Imam according to Zaidi Shi'ism *Zayd ibn al-Khattab, companion of Muhammad *Zayd ibn Arqam, companion of Muhammad *Zayd ibn Harithah (581–629), companion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adana
Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana Province, Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million. Adana lies in the heart of Cilicia, which was once one of the most important regions of the Classical antiquity, classical world. Home to six million people, Cilicia is an important agricultural area, owing to the large fertile plain of Çukurova. Twenty-first century Adana is a centre for regional trade, healthcare, and public and private services. Agriculture and logistics are important parts of the economy. Adana Şakirpaşa Airport is close to the city centre, and the town is connected to Tarsus and Mersin by TCDD Taşımacılık, TCDD train. Etymology One theory holds that the city name originates from a hypothetical Indo-European languages, Indo-European term; ''a danu'' ( en, on the river). Many river names in Europe were derived from the same Proto- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeydan Karalar
Zeydan ( fa, زيدان) may refer to: * Zeydan, Bushehr * Zeydan, Khuzestan * Zeydan, alternate name of Cham, Behbahan, Khuzestan province * Zeydan, South Khorasan * Zeydan, West Azerbaijan See also * Zaidan (other) * Zeydun (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Jerusalem Synagogue Massacre
On the morning of 18 November 2014, two Palestinian men from Jerusalem entered Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue, in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem, and attacked the praying congregants with axes, knives, and a gun. They killed four dual-nationality worshippers, and critically wounded a responding Druze Israeli police officer, who later died of his wounds. They also injured seven male worshippers, one of whom never woke up from a coma and died 11 months later. The two attackers were then shot dead by the police. Several initial reports claimed that the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) had declared responsibility for the attack;"PFLP Claims Responsibility for Jerusalem synagogue attack" . '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zidan Saif
On the morning of 18 November 2014, two Palestinian men from Jerusalem entered Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue, in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem, and attacked the praying congregants with axes, knives, and a gun. They killed four dual-nationality worshippers, and critically wounded a responding Druze Israeli police officer, who later died of his wounds. They also injured seven male worshippers, one of whom never woke up from a coma and died 11 months later. The two attackers were then shot dead by the police. Several initial reports claimed that the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) had declared responsibility for the attack;"PFLP Claims Responsibility for Jerusalem synagogue attack" . '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cao Zhen
Cao Zhen (died April or May 231), courtesy name Zidan, was a military general of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was an adopted son of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to power in the late Eastern Han dynasty and laid the foundation for Wei. After Cao Cao's death and the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, Cao Zhen served under Cao Pi and Cao Rui, the first two emperors of Wei. He is best known for leading a successful defence of Wei from the first two of a series of invasions by Wei's rival state, Shu Han, between 228 and 229. Family background There are two accounts of Cao Zhen's origins. The first, from the ''Records of the Three Kingdoms'' (''Sanguozhi'') and ''Wei Shu'' (魏書; by Wang Chen), claimed that Cao Zhen was a distant younger relative of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to power in the late Eastern Han dynasty and controlled the Han central government. Cao Zhen's father, Cao Shao (曹邵), was a close aide to Cao Cao and was known for his i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
