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Adnan (name)
Adnan (, ) is a masculine name common in Europe and the Middle East. Its eponymous bearer was Adnan, an ancient ancestor of various Semetic tribes. The etymological meaning of the name is ''settler'', from a Semitic root :wikt:עדן, ; "to stay, abide", which is derived from the word "Eden" from multiple ancient languages, reflecting its rich etymological history. The literal meaning of the name is "Two Gardens of Eden" in Arabic and Aramaic. Etymological connection The Akkadian edinnu is closely related to an Aramaic root word meaning "fruitful" or "well-watered," underscoring the concept of Eden as a place of fertility and divine abundance. The Akkadian word edinnu (𒂔𒄘𒃻, meaning "plain" or "steppe") and the Sumerian word edin (𒂔𒁴, meaning "plain, open country") are believed to be the etymological roots of the Hebrew word "Eden." Biblical origins The name "Eden" is most famously known as the name of the garden where God placed Adam and Eve in the Book of Genes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe shares the landmass of Eurasia with Asia, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. Europe is commonly considered to be Boundaries between the continents#Asia and Europe, separated from Asia by the Drainage divide, watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural (river), Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea, and the waterway of the Bosporus, Bosporus Strait. "Europe" (pp. 68–69); "Asia" (pp. 90–91): "A commonly accepted division between Asia and Europe ... is formed by the Ural Mountains, Ural River, Caspian Sea, Caucasus Mountains, and the Black Sea with its outlets, the Bosporus and Dardanelles." Europe covers approx. , or 2% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface (6.8% of Earth's land area), making it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Awad
Adnan Awad (born 1942 in Palestine) was a captain in the Palestinian Liberation Army who joined the 15 May Organization and prepared to bomb the Noga Hilton hotel in Geneva, Switzerland on August 31, 1982, but instead fled the scene and later turned himself into the American embassy in Saudi Arabia and claimed he had been pressured to join the group and wanted to renounce any terrorist Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war aga ... connections.Emerson, Steven A. & Cristina del Sesto. "Terrorist: The Inside Story of the Highest-Ranking Iraqi Terrorist Ever to Defect to the West", 1991 Early life Born to a shopkeeper and his wife Widad in Ijzim, Adnan had an older sister. The family moved to Kiswe, Syria and Awad attended ''Alliance High School'' in Damascus. Aftermath He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Gušo
Adnan Gušo (born 30 November 1975) is a Bosnian former professional football goalkeeper and current goalkeeping coach of Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar. Club career Bosnia and Herzegovina Born in Sarajevo, Gušo started his career at hometown club Željezničar. He was usually a regular first team choice and in 1998 he won a championship title. Soon he went abroad. After a short spell in Turkish Erzurumspor and Spartak Moscow, he signed a one-year contract with FK Sarajevo in summer 2002. Gušo shortly after went to Romania, where he played for several clubs. While in Bosnia, Gušo won three league titles, one cup and one supercup, all while playing for Željezničar. Romania Gušo was signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with FC Universitatea Craiova in January 2003, on free transfer. After the relegation, he signed for FC Dinamo București in summer 2005 where he won the 2005 Romanian Supercup and then in January 2006 he signed a two-year deal with FC Arg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Sadık Erzi
Adnan Sadık Erzi (2 February 1923 – 5 June 1990) was a Turkish Professor of History. He specialized in the research of Persian manuscripts and historical texts, and was considered an expert in this field. He was born in the village of Hasan Halik near Fatih in Istanbul to Sadık Bey and Ulviye Hanım. Erzi attended Kabataş Erkek Lisesi High School, and following it, got enrolled in the Department of History of the Faculty of Literature at Istanbul University. After graduating in 1947, he started to work for the Society of Turkish History as a librarian and publications specialist. In April of the same year, Erzi became library manager of the Faculty of Language and History/Geography at Ankara University. In 1950 he was a research assistant for the Chair of Ottoman History at the same institution, where he worked with Bekir Sıtkı Baykal. In March 1950, Erzi defended his Ph.D. thesis, titled " Selçuklu Tarihinin Kaynakları" (The Sources of Saljuq History) at the Faculty of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Erkan
Adnan Erkan (born 15 January 1968 in Denizli) is a Turkish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played mostly for Ankaragücü and Denizlispor. Erkan made one appearance for the senior Turkey national football team and was a participant at the 1996 UEFA European Championship The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 96, was the 10th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations and organised by UEFA. It took place in England from 8 to 30 .... References 1968 births Living people Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1996 players Men's association football goalkeepers Konyaspor footballers Denizlispor footballers MKE Ankaragücü footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Denizli 20th-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Dirjal
Adnan Dirjal (; born 26 January 1960 in Baghdad) is an Iraqi former professional footballer, as well as a former national team coach, and former Minister of Youth and Sports. He was one of Iraq's most prominent national team captains, who played as a defender. On 14 September 2021, he became the president of Iraq Football Association. Club career Adnan started his career with Al-Zawraa, where he won the Iraqi league and cup double in 1978/1979. He went on to join Al-Talaba, where he was one of the stars of a team that included Haris Mohammed, Jamal Ali and the great Hussein Saeed. At Al-Talaba Adnan won the Iraqi league two times and reached two cup finals. His most successful club spell came at Al-Rasheed, the club owned by Saddam Hussein's eldest son Uday, where he captained the club and won three Iraqi league titles, two cups and a record three Arab Club Championships during the mid to late 1980s. Political career He secured a position in Iraqi PM Mustafa Al-Kadhimi's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Coker
Adnan Coker (; 20 October 1927 – 22 August 2022) was a Turkish abstract artist.)(English mention states "Turkish artists such as abstract masters Devrim Erbil and Adnan Coker") Coker was born in Süleymaniye in Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ... on 20 October 1927. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul in 1951 and won the European Concourt Prize in 1955. He went on to study in Paris on a scholarship from the Turkish state. In Paris, he worked at the studios of André Lhote, Henri Goetz, and Hayter, as well as at the Emilio Vedova Studio at the International Salzburg Summer Academy. Coker died on 22 August 2022, at the age of 94. Career Coker was an instructor at the İstasyon Academy of Fine Arts from 1960 to 1995. He performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Čustović
Adnan Čustović (born 16 April 1978) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. Club career Čustović started his career at local side Velež Mostar in 1991, before joining Slovenian Second League team Triglav Kranj in 1996. He later moved to France, where he played for Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 teams Le Havre, Laval and Amiens. On 21 December 2005, after three years, he left Mouscron and moved to Gent. In 2010, Čustović joined Germinal Beerschot, who loaned him out to the successor of his previous club Mouscron, namely Mouscron-Péruwelz in 2012. After the loan, he left for Belgian Second Division team Tournai. Čustović finished his playing career at Tournai in 2014, retiring at the age of 36. International career Čustović made his debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team against Norway on 24 March 2007. On 2 June 2007, he experienced his first notable moment for the national team by scoring his first international goal when he headed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Buntar
Mohd Adnan bin Buntar is a Brunei diplomat who became the high commissioner to India from 1994 to 1997, and ambassador to Japan from 2005 to 2008. He has held other major titles such as the Deputy Permanent secretary, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT), and former Chairperson, chairman of the Brunei Japan Friendship Association. Career Mohd Adnan obtained his early education at the Anthony Abell College, Seria in 1973. He later attended the Royal Holloway College for his Bachelor of Science in Zoology. In 1993, he was the Director-General, of ASEAN-Brunei Darussalam. On 8 August 1994, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, Adnan, the High Commissioner-Designate of Brunei to India, presented his credentials to Shankar Dayal Sharma. He was among the Brune delegation at the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. On 13 September 2002, Adnan, the newly appointed ambassador to Germany, presented his Credential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Bin Saidi
Adnan bin Saidi ( Jawi: ; 14 August 1915 – 14 February 1942) was a Malayan military officer of the 1st Infantry Brigade under the Malaya Command in British-ruled Malaya. In 1942, Adnan, then a lieutenant, led his platoon to put up fierce resistance against the Japanese during the Battle of Pasir Panjang in Singapore, and was ultimately killed in action. He is celebrated as a national hero in present-day Malaysia and Singapore. Family background and early life Adnan was born in a Minangkabau family in Sungai Ramal, near Kajang, Selangor, Malaya. He was the eldest of six children in his family and attended Pekan Sungei Ramal School. After graduating, he worked as a trainee teacher at his alma mater for over a year. He is the great-grandson of renowned Negri warrior Datuk Siamang Gagap. Career Adnan enlisted in the Malay Regiment in 1933 and was selected as the regiment's best recruit for his outstanding performance. He was promoted to sergeant in 1936. A year la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Bešić
Adnan Bešić (born 28 March 1991) is a Slovenian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ... who plays for Kärntner Liga side SVG Bleiburg. - ÖFB References External links Profile at NZS * {{DEFAULTSORT:Besic, Adnan 1991 births Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Barakat
Adnan Barakat (; born 3 September 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right winger for Dutch sides Ajax Amsterdam, NAC Breda, FC Eindhoven, Cambuur Leeuwarden, FK Baku, FC Den Bosch and Muangthong United among others. Career Barakat signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side FK Baku in January 2010 on a 2.5-year contract. He made his debut for Baku on 2 February 2010 in their 2–1 home victory over Turan Tovuz, with his first goal for Baku coming the following season on 6 November 2010 in their 3–1 away win over Ganja. He won the cup of Azerbaijan, and played Europe League that year and the years he played at NAC Breda. He worked with some big coaches in his career so far like Henk Ten Cate, Co Adriaanse, Bülent Korkmaz, Winfried Schäfer, Aleksandrs Starkovs also coach of the national team of Latvia and now Slaviša Jokanović former Chelsea player. Last season he won the Premier League title of Thailand with Muang Thong United and he pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
