Yacine is the
French version of the
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, 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 ...
name
Yasin. It is common in
North Africa
North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in ...
. ar, ياسين, ) is a surname and unisex given name of Arabic origin. The name comes from a chapter (
surah
A ''surah'' (; ar, سورة, sūrah, , ), is the equivalent of "chapter" in the Qur'an. There are 114 ''surahs'' in the Quran, each divided into '' ayats'' (verses). The chapters or ''surahs'' are of unequal length; the shortest surah ('' Al-K ...
) of the
Quran
The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Classical Arabic, Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation in Islam, revelation from God in Islam, ...
called
Ya-Sin
Yā SīnGeorge Sale translates Y. S. (also Yaseen; ar, يٰسٓ, ; the letters 'Yodh#Arabic yāʼ, Yāʼ' and 'Shin (letter)#Arabic šīn/sīn, Sīn') is the 36th sūrah, chapter of the Quran (''sūrah''). It has 83 verses (''āyāt''). It is ...
. It is an epithet of the Islamic prophet
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
.
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Notable persons
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Yacine Abdessadki (born 1981), French-born Moroccan football midfielder
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Yacine Akhnouche, joint citizen of France and Algeria who confessed to having ties to Al Qaeda
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Yacine Amaouche
Yacine Amaouche (born June 26, 1979 in Amizour) is a former footballer. He last played as a forward for MSP Batna in the Algerian league.
Amaouche was a member of Algeria's squad at the 2000 African Cup of Nations, but did not play any matches ...
(born 1979), Algerian footballer
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Yacine Benalia
Yacine Benalia was an Algerian-born British citizen and Islamist militant who allegedly participated in the Beslan school Beslan school hostage crisis, hostage crisis in September 2004. Whether he truly participated is unclear, as he was also repo ...
, Algerian-born Islamist militant, allegedly participated in the Beslan school hostage crisis in 2004
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Yacine Bentaala (born 1955), former Algerian international who played as a goalkeeper
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Yacine Bezzaz
Yacine Bezzaz ( ar, ياسين بزاز; born 10 July 1981 in Grarem Gouga) is an Algerian retired footballer who played as a winger.
Club career
On 28 July 2011, Bezzaz reached an agreement to terminate his contract with Troyes. Two days l ...
(born 1981), Algerian football midfielder
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Yacine Brahimi
Yacine Nasreddine Brahimi (born 8 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for and captains the Qatari club Al-Gharafa and the Algeria national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger and is described as "technical ...
(born 1990), French football player of Algerian descent
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El Yacine Derradj (born 1980), Algerian footballer
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Yacine Diallo
Yacine Diallo (born October 18, 1897 in Labé
Labé (Adlam script, Pular 𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞤪:𞤂𞤢𞤦𞤫) is the main city and administrative capital of the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea. It has a population of about 200,000. It is the s ...
(1897–1954), politician from Guinea who served in the French National Assembly from 1946 to 1954
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Yacine Douma (born 1973), French judoka
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Yacine Elghorri, animator, illustrator, storyboard artist, conceptual designer and comic book artist
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Yacine Haddou (born 1989), French professional football player
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Yacine Hima (born 1984), Algerian footballer
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Yacine Kechout (born 1982), Algerian football player
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Khady Yacine Ngom (born 1979), female Senegalese basketball player
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Yacine Qasmi (born 1991), French-born Moroccan football player
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Yacine Si Salem (born 1988), French-Algerian football player
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Yacine Slatni (born 1973), retired Algerian professional footballer
Surname
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Kateb Yacine
Kateb Yacine (; 2 August 1929 or 6 August 1929 – 28 October 1989) was an Algerian writer notable for his novels and plays, both in French and Algerian Arabic, and his advocacy of the Berber cause.
Biography
Kateb Yacine was officially b ...
(1929–1989), Algerian writer of novels and plays and advocate of the Algerian Berber cause
See also
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Medina Yacine Ba, village in Senegal
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Yasin
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Yassin
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Yassine
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Yaseen
References
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Arabic-language surnames
Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names
French-language surnames
French masculine given names