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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), former Algerian footballer * Luca Zidane (born 1998), French footballer and son of Zinedine Zidane * Mohamed Amine Zidane (born 1983), Algerian footballer * Mohamed Zidan (born 1981), Egyptian footballer * Mohamed Zidan (rower) (born 1978), Egyptian rower * Youssef Ziedan (born 1958), Egyptian scholar * Zidane Tribal, the main character of the video game ''Final Fantasy IX'' * Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Yazid Zidane (; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He most recently coached Spanish club Real Madrid and is one of the most ... (born 1972), former French footballer of Algerian descent ** '' Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait'', a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabyle Language
Kabyle () or Kabylian (; native name: ''Taqbaylit'' , ) is a Berber language spoken by the Kabyle people in the north and northeast of Algeria. It is spoken primarily in Kabylia, east of the capital Algiers and in Algiers itself, but also by various groups near Blida, such as the Beni Salah and Beni Bou Yaqob.(extinct?) Estimating the number of Berber speakers is very difficult and figures are often contested. Estimates of the number of Kabyle speakers globally range from three million in 2003 according to the '' International Encyclopedia of Linguistics'' and three million in 2015 in Algeria only to six to seven million worldwide in 2020 according to Asya Pereltsvaig and ''Ethnologue''. Kabyle has a significant Arabic, French, Latin, Greek, Phoenician and Punic substratum, and Arabic loanwords represent 35% of the total Kabyle vocabulary. Classification Kabyle is one of the Berber languages, a family within the Afroasiatic languages. It is believed to have broken off very e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
