Download the app
educalingo
Search
The fate of Syria hangs in the balance, but it is entirely possible that the fall of the Assad regime will result in anarchy and cause Syria to turn into a second Afghanistan, a base for anti-Israel terrorism.
Martin Van Creveld

Meaning of "Assad" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF ASSAD

Assad  [ˈasat] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASSAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Assad is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASSAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Asad

Asad, ‏ sometimes written as Assad, is one of many Arabic male given names meaning "lion", each denoting some aspect of the animal. It is used in nicknames such as Asad Allāh one of the nicknames for Ali ibn Abi Talib. Among prominent people named Asad or "Assad" are: ▪ Asadullah, meaning Lion of God, may refer to several people ▪ Asad ibn Hashim, maternal grandfather of Ali ibn Abi Talib ▪ Asad ibn Saman, an early Samanid ▪ Asad ibn Abd-al-Uzza, early Islamic historical figure ▪ Khuwaylid ibn Asad, his son, father-in-law of Muhammad ▪ Muhammad Asad, born Leopold Weiss, influential 20th-century writer and political theorist ▪ Talal Asad, anthropologist, son of Muhammad Asad ▪ Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, a famous Urdu and Persian poet of India ▪ Clarice Assad, a classical and jazz composer, arranger, pianist, and vocalist ▪ Asad, an Arabic Adnanite tribe cousins of Prophet Muhammad...

Definition of Assad in the English dictionary

The definition of Assad in the dictionary is Hafiz al. 1928–2000, Syrian statesman and general; president of Syria. Other definition of Assad is his son, Bashar al. born 1965, Syrian statesman; president of Syria from 2000.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASSAD

Asquith
asrama
ass
ass kisser
ass licker
ass-backward
ass-backwards
ass-licking
assafetida
assafoetida
assagai
assai
assail
assailable
assailant
assailer
assailment
assam
assam ikan
Assamese

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASSAD

ad
ahead
bad
cad
dad
dead
dorsad
download
glad
had
head
Hyderabad
instead
iPad
lead
load
Mossad
oversad
Prasad
sad

Synonyms and antonyms of Assad in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Assad» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF ASSAD

Find out the translation of Assad to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Assad from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Assad» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿萨德
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Assad
570 millions of speakers

English

Assad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأسد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Асад
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Assad
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আসাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Assad
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Assad
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Assad
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アサド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아사드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Assad
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Assad
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அசாத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Esad
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Assad
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Assad
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Асад
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Assad
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Assad
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Assad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Assad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Assad
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Assad

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSAD»

The term «Assad» is very widely used and occupies the 20.898 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
91
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «Assad» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of Assad
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Assad».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Assad» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Assad» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Assad

EXAMPLES

7 QUOTES WITH «ASSAD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Assad.
1
Elliott Abrams
President Bush was disgusted by the Assad regime's oppression of the Syrian people as well as its support for terrorism, interference in Lebanon, and encouragement of jihadist attacks on Americans in Iraq.
2
Martin Van Creveld
The fate of Syria hangs in the balance, but it is entirely possible that the fall of the Assad regime will result in anarchy and cause Syria to turn into a second Afghanistan, a base for anti-Israel terrorism.
3
Richard Engel
'Shabiha' is a difficult word to translate into English. It comes from the word Syrians used to describe the luxury Mercedes favored by the Assad family's operatives that the enforcers of the regime used to move money, smuggle weapons and intimidate opponents.
4
Robert Fisk
The word 'democracy' and the name of Assad do not blend very well in much of Syria.
5
Robert Fisk
Clinton impressed Assad: a young man who appeared to want to be neutral in the Arab-Israeli dispute - an illusion of course, but that's what Assad thought.
6
William Hague
Unless there is meaningful change in Syria and an end to the crackdown, President Assad and those around him will find themselves isolated internationally and discredited within Syria.
7
Jacob Lew
The transition from tyranny to democracy is very hard. The Syrian people have to handle this in a way that works in Syria. And the brutality of the Assad regime is unacceptable.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSAD»

Discover the use of Assad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Assad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad
For this updated edition, Lesch has added an epilogue that discusses the formation of the Syrian Coalition; the use of chemical weapons; whether or not outside nations should intervene; Al-Qaeda and Jihadist groups in Syria; the lessons of ...
David W. Lesch, 2013
2
Hafez Al-Assad
A biography of the military leader who became president of Syria in 1970.
Matthew Gordon, 1989
3
Reading with Michel Serres: An Encounter with Time
Explores the concept of time in the work of Michel Serres, demonstrating close analogies in his work to the discourses of science, literature, and philosophy.
Maria L. Assad, 1999
4
Energy and Sustainable Development in Mexico
John R. Moroney and Flory Dieck-Assad cogently assess Mexico's goals of sustainability and the major policy changes that will be required to achieve them.
John R. Moroney, Flory Dieck-Assad, 2008
5
Palestine Rising: How i Survived the 1948 Deir Yasin Massacre
"This is a must read book.
Dawud Assad, 2010
6
Syria Under Assad: Domestic Constraints and Regional Risks
Thus Assad has described his coup against Jedid as a 'corrective movement' which “came to light in response to our people's demands and aspirations ...' The people, he said, 'are the chief concern, the organ and the goal of the revolution”;  ...
Moshe Maoz, Avner Yaniv, 2013
7
Integrating Cardiology for Nuclear Medicine Physicians: A ...
This is the first book to recognize this fact by integrating in-depth information from both the clinical cardiology and nuclear cardiology literature, and acknowledging cardiovascular medicine as the fundamental knowledge base needed for ...
Assad Movahed, Gopinath Gnanasegaran, John Buscombe, 2008
8
Assad and the Peace Process: The Pivotal Role of Lebanon
bereft.64 Now Assad is attempting to put forward his other son, Bashir. But Bashir lacks the charisma of Basil. In fact, Bashir had to be summoned home from London, where he was studying to become an eye doctor, to begin his leadership  ...
Stephen C. Pelletiere, 1995
9
Profiles in Operations Research: Pioneers and Innovators
From the Reviews Profiles In Operations Research: Pioneers and Innovators. Book Review by Nigel Cummings: U.K. OR Society's e-journal, Inside OR., Sept 2011. "I can thoroughly recommend this book.
Arjang A. Assad, Saul I. Gass, 2011
10
The changing portrayal of Asma al-Assad in the western ...
It began in 2011 with demonstrations against the Assad regime. It is estimated by the United Nations that over 100,000 have died and millions have been displaced since then (Tomasevic, 2013). One of the major focuses set by the media is on ...
Inga von der Stein, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Assad is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Assad's Soldiers Publicly Burn Bodies of Isis Fighters in Syria: SOHR
The Syrian government forces, instead of offering a decent burial to the slain militants associated with the Islamic State (Isis) and other Islamist ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
2
Palmyra: New Video Shows Isis Child Soldiers Executing 25 Assad
The Isis execution video, which is almost 10-minute long, shows soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad being put into pickup trucks ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
3
Key Rebel City Sieged in Syria by Assad Forces and Hezbollah
Iranian-backed Hezbollah - which has been a crucial ally to Assad, sending fighters to bolster his forces - has in recent months stepped up its ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
4
A glimpse of Assad's torture machine
More than a year after the revelation of mass atrocities committed by the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the Holocaust Museum in ... «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
5
Return of the “Assad gassed his people” lie?
Assad has got everything he needs to win the war and the rebels are fixated on foreign support, obsessed with the idea of the US Air Force ... «Beliefnet, Jul 15»
6
Syrian civil war: Islamist rebel alliance launches major attack on …
Rebel groups fighting Syrian government forces have launched a large assault on Aleppo, hoping to deal a fatal blow to Bashar al-Assad's grip ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
7
Syria's Assad increasingly isolated as key aide dies
A close adviser to Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher, and their father President Hafez al-Assad before them, Mohammed Nasif Kheirbek was ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Bomb Syria and we have to choose between evils of Isis and Assad
Parliament voted against taking military action against President Assad's regime in 2013 after Ed Miliband decided to oppose the move - much ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
9
European parliament to showcase Assad regime torture photographs
syria torture A warning at the exhibition of the 'Caesar' photographs at the UN headquarters in New York. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Israel should back Assad
On June 23, Druze residents attacked two injured Syrian rebels who were transferred by an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ambulance from the ... «Al-Monitor, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Assad [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/assad>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z