Assad

ássad English Alternative forms en Asad stricter transliteration en Al-Assad al-Assad El-Assad el-Assad Etymology From en ar أسد الأسد al-ʔasad the lion. Pronunciation en /æˈsɑːd/ predominantly en /ˈæsæd/ chiefly learned; emulating the Arabic Proper noun s en Arab, notably borne by Syrian presidents Hafez al-Assad and Bashar al-Assad. en Jomana Karadsheh, Gul Tuysuz, Brice Laine, Lauren Kent and Eyad Kourdi Syrian rebel leader says goal is to ‘overthrow’ Assad regime w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/06/middleeast/syria-rebel-forces-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-al-jolani-intl-latam/index.html 2024-12-06 In an exclusive interview with CNN, Jolani left no doubt that the ambitions of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) – a group that was formed out of a former al Qaeda affiliate – are nothing less than bringing an end to the Assad regime. https://web.archive.org/web/20260701192932/https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/06/middleeast/syria-rebel-forces-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-al-jolani-intl-latam/index.html 1 July 2026 Usage notes In Arabic itself, the article al- is an inseparable part of this name. In English, it is usually kept when a first name precedes, but is often dropped otherwise. Derived terms en Assad curse Assad must go curse Assad numbers Assadian Assadism Assadist Translations Azerbaijani: az Əsəd Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 阿薩德 Āsàdé Marathi: mr असाद, mr आसाद Persian: fa اسد asad Tajik: tg Асад Turkish: tr Esad Uzbek: uz Asad Vietnamese: vi Át-xát Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Assad is the 19334th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1400 individuals. Assad is most common among White (81.21%) individuals. Anagrams en aadss Saads Sadas saads German Alternative forms de al-Assad Etymology From de ar أسد الأسد al-ʔasad the lion. Pronunciation de /aˈsat/ /ˈasat/ rare /aˈsaːt/ Predominantly stressed on the second syllable, but the vowel remains short. When used with de al-, the form /alˈasat/ appears to be more common than /ˈasat/ is on its own, but still less common than /al.aˈsat/. Proper noun m:f,s:-[with an article],s:- de, notably borne by Syrian presidents Hafez al-Assad and Bashar al-Assad. Usage notes The use of the forms with and without de al- is as in English: usually de Assad in isolation, but de al-Assad when preceded by a given name. Derived terms de Assad-Anhänger Assad-Fluch Assad-Regierung Assad-Regime