As-Suwaidi (''as-Suwaydi'', ''al-Suwaidi'', etc.; ) is an Arabic
nisbat derived from ''
suwayd'' (an Arabic name derived from a root ''
s-w-d'' "black", or from the Arabic name of
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
).
People
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As-Suwaydi (physician) As-Suwaydi (1204–1292, AH 604–690, full name ''‘Izz al-Dīn Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ibn Ṭarkhān as-Suwaydī'' ) was a medieval Arab physician from the Aws tribe, and a pupil of Ibn al-Baytar. Active in Cairo and Dam ...
, a medieval physician (d. 1292)
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Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (1892-1968), Iraqi politician
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Naji al-Suwaidi (1882 – 1942), Iraqi politician
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Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi
Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi (born 10 October 1984 in Qatar) is a male shot putter from Qatar.
Biography
His personal best throw is 20.54 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the ...
(born 1984), a Qatari athlete
* a nisba referencing the Syrian
As-Suwayda Governorate
As-Suwayda or Al-Suwayda Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة السويداء / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat as-Suwaydā’'') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is the southernmost governorate and has an area of 5,550 km² ...
* a nisba meaning "from Sweden" used as ''nom de guerre'' (''kunya'') by a number of Islamic terrorists from or based in Sweden, see
Islam in Sweden
Places
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As-Suwaidi (Riyadh)
Al-Suwaidi ( ar, السويدي, lit=bitter soil) is a residential neighborhood and a subject of Baladiyah al-Urayja located on the right bank of Wadi Hanifa in southwestern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the city's 'residential districts' an ...
, a district of Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia.
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Bayt As Suwaydi
Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء '), also spelled San'a or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Sanaa, which is also the national capital. However, the city of Sanaa is not part of the governorate but instead forms the separate governorat ...
, Yemen
See also
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Suwayd (disambiguation)
Suwayd or Suwaidi may refer to:
* Al Suwaidi an Arabic given name meaning "dark-coloured, black" (from أسود "black") and the singular of the Emirati tribal name Sudan.
**one of the ''ansar'' (followers of Muhammad) mentioned by Al-Waqidi
**a ...
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Arabic-language surnames