Asad - wikipedia Asad `` Assad '' redirects here. For the presidents of Syria, see Hafez al - Assad and Bashar al - Assad. Asadullah Ghouri An Asiatic Lion Pronunciation Arabic : ( ʔasad ) Gender Male Language ( s ) Arabic Origin Meaning Lion Region of origin Middle East Other names Alternative spelling Assad Asad ( Arabic : أسد ‎ ‎ ), 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. `` Assad '' is the standard spelling in English, to keep the hissing ' s ' sound ; `` Asad '' is the more accurate transliteration, corresponding to the Arabic spelling, and is used by scholars. People Among prominent people named Asad or `` Assad '' are : Audrey Assad, an American singer - songwriter and Contemporary Christian music artist Asadullah ( disambiguation ), 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 Asad ibn al - Furat ( 759 - 828 ) a jurist and theologian 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 ( tribe ), an Arabic Adnanite tribe cousins of Muhammad Warqa Ibn Naufal Ibn Asad, a Muslim ancestor from the same time period as the kuffar Asaduddin Owaisi, a politician from Hyderabad Asad Umar, a Pakistani lawmaker and former politician Asad Shafiq, a Pakistan Test cricketer Mohammed Asad Ullah Sayeed, former IAS officer from Hyderabad María de Lourdes Dieck - Assad, Lebanese - Mexican Economist Al - Assad family Main article : Al - Assad family The Al - Assad family is an Alawite family from the Latakia region ( specifically Qardaha ), which has held political power in Syria since 1970. The family has produced two presidents : Hafez al - Assad, President of Syria 1970 -- 2000 Bashar al - Assad, current President of Syria and belligerent in the Syrian Civil War Other family members include : Basil al - Assad Rifaat al - Assad Jamil al - Assad Maher al - Assad Bushra al - Assad See also Asad ( film ) Aslan ( disambiguation ) Lake Assad Al Asad Airbase Haydar Lions in Islam Shir, a Farsi term for ' Lion ' This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asad&oldid=792129801 '' Categories : Given names Arabic - language surnames Arabic masculine given names Bosniak masculine given names Lions in popular culture Hidden categories : Articles containing Arabic - language text All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Български Català Cebuano Deutsch Español Français Italiano עברית Nederlands Русский Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 24 July 2017, at 17 : 08. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the meaning of asad in arabic
Answer: lion