Sinan (
Arabic:
سنان ''sinān'') is a name found in
Arabic and
Early Arabic, meaning ''spearhead''. The name may also be related to the
Ancient Greek name
Sinon. It was used as a male given name.
Etymology
The word is possibly stems from the
Arabic verb
سَنَّ ''sanna'', which means to "grind, sharpen, to make a point or dot". Another older meaning probably refer to "
age", the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed, or the old age. Also, another meaning refers to "make a law/ legislation about something".
The general meaning is "sharpened point/ nib of the
spear or
lance(t)" which could possibly have a symbolic connotation representing a
pointed arch, some referring to the niche of a ''
mihrab
Mihrab ( ar, محراب, ', pl. ') is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the ''qibla'', the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a ''mihrab'' appears is thus the "qibla w ...
'', since the mihrab represent the "point, direction" of prayer to the
Ka'abah
The Kaaba (, ), also spelled Ka'bah or Kabah, sometimes referred to as al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah ( ar, ٱلْكَعْبَة ٱلْمُشَرَّفَة, lit=Honored Ka'bah, links=no, translit=al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah), is a building at the c ...
in Islam. In a
''hadith'' narrated by Abu Juhaifa in ''
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari ( ar, صحيح البخاري, translit=Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī), group=note is a ''hadith'' collection and a book of '' sunnah'' compiled by the Persian scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī (810–870) around 846. Al ...
'', "Once Allah's Messenger went to Al-Batha' at noon, performed the ablution and offered a two rak'at Zuhr prayer and a two-rak'at 'Asr prayer while a spearheaded stick was planted before him and the passersby were passing in front of it".
In another tradition, the
battle standard of Muhammad, known in
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
as ''Sancak-ı Şerif'' ("Holy Standard"), was believed to have served as the curtain over the entrance of his wife
Aisha
Aisha ( ar, , translit=ʿĀʾisha bint Abī Bakr; , also , ; ) was Muhammad's third and youngest wife. In Islamic writings, her name is thus often prefixed by the title "Mother of the Believers" ( ar, links=no, , ʾumm al-mu'min, muʾminīn), ...
's tent, the standard had been part of the turban of
Buraydah ibn al-Khasib, an enemy who was ordered to attack Muhammad, but instead bowed to him, unwound his turban and affixed it to his
spear, dedicating it and himself to Muhammad's service.
In an Islamic interpretation of dreams, denotes the emblem of a religious man or a scholar, then it means innovation.
The name has been mostly used in
Ottoman times, generally used as a common
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
baby name.
Notable people with the name Sinan include:
Pre-20th century
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Sinon, warrior in Greek mythology who was involved in the Trojan Wars
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Sinān ibn al-Fatḥ (10th century), mathematician from Ḥarrān
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Mimar Sinan (1489–1588), chief architect and civil engineer for three Ottoman sultans
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Khaled bin Sinan, pre-Islamic prophet
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Sinan ibn Thabit
( ar, أبو سعيد سنان بن ثابت بن قرة), –943, was a medieval scholar who served as the court physician of the Abbasid caliphs al-Muqtadir (), al-Qahir (), and al-Radi ().
As the son of Thabit ibn Qurra () and the father of Ib ...
, Sabian physician, father of Ibrahim ibn Sinan
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Ibrahim ibn Sinan (908–946), mathematician and astronomer in Baghdad
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Rashid ad-Din Sinan (died ca. 1193), known as "Old Man of the Mountain", one of the leaders of the Nizari Ismaili community in Syria
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Atik Sinan (fl. died 1471), "old Sinan", Ottoman architect
Ottoman officers
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Koca Sinan Pasha (1506–1596), Albanian born Grand Vizier, Ottoman military commander (pasha) and statesman
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Sinan Pasha (Ottoman admiral) (died 1553), in full Sinanüddin Yusuf Pasha, Kapudan Pasha (Grand Admiral) of the Ottoman Navy
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Hadım Sinan Pasha (died 1517), Ottoman grand vizier
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Sinan Reis (died 1546?), Sephardic Jewish Barbary corsair and lieutenant to Hayreddin Barbarossa
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Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha (c. 1545–1605), Ottoman statesman of Italian background
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Sinan-paša Sijerčić (died 1806), Bosniak Commander of the Ottoman Army
Post-19th century
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Hakan Karahan (born 1960), Turkish writer who uses pseudonym Sinan
Given name
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Sinan Akçıl
Sinan Akçıl (born 20 May 1982) is a Turkish composer, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is known for producing Hadise's Eurovision 2009 song for Turkey, called "Düm Tek Tek".
Personal life
Sinan Akçıl married popular Turkish actress ...
(born 1981), Turkish pop composer and songwriter
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Sinan Akdag
Sinan Akdag (born November 5, 1989) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Düsseldorfer EG in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
A Rosenheim native, Akdag came through the youth ranks of the ...
(born 1989), German ice hockey defenceman
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Sinan Akkuş (born 1971), Turkish-German actor, director, film producer and writer
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Sinan Al Shabibi
Sinan Al-Shabibi ( ar, سنان الشبيبي; 1 July 1941 – 8 January 2022) was an Iraqi economist who served as the governor of the Central Bank of Iraq from September 2003 to October 2012.
Early life and education
Born in Baghdad on 1 J ...
(born 1941), governor of the Central Bank of Iraq
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Sinan Alaağaç (1960–1985), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Albayrak
Sinan Taymin Albayrak (born 27 February 1973) is a Turkish TV and film actor. He is the brother of journalist and activist Hakan Albayrak.
Early life
Sinan Albayrak was born in Hanau, in the German State of Hesse to Ziya Albayrak, who went to G ...
(born 1973), Turkish TV and film actor
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Sinan Alimanović (born 1954), Bosnian musician
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Sinan Antoon (born 1967), Iraqi poet and novelist
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Sinan Ayrancı
Sinan Ayrancı (born 9 July 1990 in Sweden, Stockholm) is a Turkish-Sweden, Swedish Association football, footballer currently playing for FK Bosna 08 in the Swedish amateur division. He previously played for Hammarby Fotboll and IF Brommapojkarn ...
(born 1990), Turkish-Swedish footballer
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Sinan Bakış
Sinan Bakış (born 22 April 1994) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Spanish club Real Zaragoza.
Club career
A Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen youth graduate, Bak ...
(born 1994), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Bolat (born 1988), Turkish-Belgian footballer
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Sinan Bytyqi
Sinan Bytyqi (born 15 January 1995) is a Kosovan professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Unterliga Ost club Weiz II.
Club career Admira
His first inclusion in Admira II's matchday squad was as an unused substitute ...
(born 1995), Albanian-Austrian footballer
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Sinan Çalışkanoğlu
Sinan Çalışkanoğlu (born January 26, 1978) is a Turkish actor. He is best known for fantasy child series "Selena" and sketches theatre "Güldür Güldür Show". He played in many hit series "İşler Güçler", "En Son Babalar Duyar", "Hayat B ...
(born 1978), Turkish actor
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Sinan Can
Sinan (Arabic: سنان ''sinān'') is a name found in Arabic and Early Arabic, meaning ''spearhead''. The name may also be related to the Ancient Greek name Sinon. It was used as a male given name.
Etymology
The word is possibly stems from th ...
(born 1977), Dutch-Turkish journalist
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Sinan Cem Tanık
Sinan Cem Tanık (born 19 June 1980) is a Turkish professional volleyball coach and former player. He studied at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara.
Career
He played for the Polish team of Mlekpol AZS Olsztyn in the 2006–07 and ...
(born 1980), Turkish volleyball player
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Sinan Çetin (born 1953), Turkish actor, film director, and producer
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Sinan Demircioğlu
Sinan Demircioğlu (born 23 April 1975) is a Turkish retired footballer.
Sinan Demircioğlu is a former Turkey U21 internationals and has been played 151 matches in Süper Lig, 74 matches in 1. Lig and 100 matches at 1. Lig prior it reduced fr ...
(born 1975), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Erbil (born 1965), Turkmen singer
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Sinan Erdem
Sinan Erdem (May 9, 1927 – July 23, 2003) was a Turkish volleyball player and long-standing head of the Turkish Olympic Committee.
Biography
He was born on May 9, 1927 in Manisa, Turkey. After finishing the high school in Galatasaray High ...
(1927–2003), Turkish volleyball player and head of the Turkish National Olympic Committee
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Sinan Güler (born 1983), Turkish basketball player
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Sinan Gümüş
Sinan Gümüş (born 15 January 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish TFF First League club Eyüpspor.
Club career Early years
Born in Pfullendorf to Turkish parents, Gümüş is a youth product of TSV Aa ...
(born 1994), Turkish-German footballer
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Sinan Hasani
Sinan Hasani ( sr, Синан Хасани; 14 May 1922 – 28 August 2010B92''Preminuo Sinan Hasani'' (Sinan Hasani dies) 29 August 2010 ) was a Yugoslav novelist, statesman, diplomat and a former President of Presidency Yugoslavia, a revolvin ...
(1922–2010), Yugoslav politician
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Sinan Kaloğlu
Sinan Kaloğlu (born 10 June 1981) is a Turkish football manager and former professional player who played as a striker.
International career
Kaloğlu made his first appearance Turkey national team on 12 April 2006 against Azerbaijan in Tofik ...
(born 1981), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Keskin (born 1994), Dutch-Turkish footballer
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Sinan Kurt (born 1996), German footballer
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Sinan Kurumuş
Sinan Kurumuş (born 2 August 1994) is a Turkish Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for TFF Second League club Vanspor FK.
Club career
He made his Süper Lig debut for MKE Ankaragücü, Ankar ...
(born 1994), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Oğan (born 1967), Turkish politician
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Sinan Ören
Sinan Ören (born 21 November 1987) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Ören appeared in seven Süper Lig matches during the 2008–09 season and ten TFF First League
The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for sp ...
(born 1987), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Ozen
Sinan (Arabic: سنان ''sinān'') is a name found in Arabic and Early Arabic, meaning ''spearhead''. The name may also be related to the Ancient Greek name Sinon. It was used as a male given name.
Etymology
The word is possibly stems from th ...
(born 1964), popular Turkish musician and actor
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Sinan Özkan
Sinan Özkan (born 22 March 1986) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Serik Belediyespor.
Career
Born in Saint-Étienne, Özkan began his career playing youth football for the French team AS Saint-Étienne. He moved to Turkey and played for ...
(born 1986), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Sakić
Sinan Sakić (; 13 October 1956 – 1 June 2018) was a Serbian pop-folk singer.
Sakić first reached massive popularity as a member of the Yugoslav turbo-folk band, Južni Vetar (''Southern Wind''). He also went on to have a successful career ...
(1956–2018), Serbian folk singer
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Sinan Şamil Sam
Sinan Şamil Sam (23 June 1974 – 30 October 2015) was a Turkish heavyweight professional boxer( Azerbaijani origin). As a professional boxer, Sam won the EBU,WBC
international and WBC Mediterranean titles in the heavyweight division. Accordi ...
(1974–2015), Turkish-German boxer
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Sinan Savaskan
Sinan Carter Savaskan (born 11 August 1954) is a Turkish-born British composer of contemporary classical music. He works and lives in London, England, where he is Composer in Residence for the Octandre Ensemble and an Executive Committee membe ...
(born 1954), Turkish-British classical music composer
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Sinan Sofuoğlu (1983–2008), Turkish motorcycle racer
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Sun Sinan
Sun Sinan (Chinese characters, Chinese: 孙思楠; born 2 October 1988, Anshan, Liaoning) is a Chinese field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the China women's national field hockey team in the Field hockey at the 20 ...
(born 1988), Chinese field hockey player
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Sinan Tekerci
Sinan Philipp Tekerci (born 22 September 1993) is a footballer who plays for Regionalliga club Stuttgarter Kickers. Born in Germany, he represented Turkey internationally on junior levels.
Club career
He made his Bundesliga debut for 1. FC Nü ...
(born 1993), Turkish footballer
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Sinan Tuzcu (born 1977), Turkish actor
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Sinan Uzun
Sinan Uzun (born 25 January 1990 in Sinop) is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for .
He wears 57, the traffic code number for his birth city, Sinop.
References
External linksTFF.org profile*
1990 birth ...
(born 1990), Turkish footballer
Surname
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Asif Sinan, Pakistani Indian classical and jazz musician
See also
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Sinan (disambiguation)
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Synan Synan is a surname and given name. Notable people with the surname include:
* Edward A. Synan (1918–1997), American philosopher and theologian
* Edward John Synan (1820–1887), Irish politician
* H. Vinson Synan (1934–2020), American historia ...
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