Shahin
Encyclopedia
Shahin is a name of Persian origin, referring to the Shaheen Falcon
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meaning King and the suffix in meaning Royal in Persian
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Falconry
was widely practiced by royalty in ancient Mesopotamia, from the time of the Assyria
ns, hence possibly the transfer of the name to the falcons themselves. Also, Shahin in Persian culture is son of Vahoman or Bahman
meaning Wisdom.
Shaheen Falcon
The Shaheen Falcon , also known as the Indian Peregrine Falcon, Black Shaheen, Indian Shaheen, or simply the Shaheen, is a non-migratory subspecies of the Peregrine Falcon found mainly on the Indian subcontinent and the nearby island of Sri Lanka.-Taxonomy:The taxon was formally described by Carl...
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Etymology
The name Shahin is constructed from ShahShah
Shāh is the title of the ruler of certain Southwest Asian and Central Asian countries, especially Persia , and derives from the Persian word shah, meaning "king".-History:...
meaning King and the suffix in meaning Royal in Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
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Falconry
Falconry
Falconry is "the taking of wild quarry in its natural state and habitat by means of a trained raptor". There are two traditional terms used to describe a person involved in falconry: a falconer flies a falcon; an austringer flies a hawk or an eagle...
was widely practiced by royalty in ancient Mesopotamia, from the time of the Assyria
Assyria
Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
ns, hence possibly the transfer of the name to the falcons themselves. Also, Shahin in Persian culture is son of Vahoman or Bahman
Bahman
Bahman may refer to:* Bahman, the Zoroastrian Amesha Spenta* Bahman, the 11th month of the year in Zoroastrian & Iranian calendars, named after the Zoroastrian concept* Kai Bahman, a mythological king of Iran...
meaning Wisdom.
Given name
- Shahin AhmedShahin AhmedSheikh Shahin Ahmed is a List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He was born on 16 January 1973 in Khulna and played one limited overs match for Khulna Division in 2001/02. He took a wicket against Sylhet Division in a losing cause for his team....
, Bangladeshi cricketer - Shaheen AriefdienShaheen AriefdienBorn in Cape Town, son of jazz musician Issy Ariefdien, he grew up in Elsie's River, on the Cape Flats, but spent most of his earlier years travelling various parts of South Africa with his father - a performing musician....
, Canadian musician - Shahin BadarShahin BadarShahin Badar is a singer and songwriter who is best known in Europe and North America for her vocals on The Prodigy's single Smack My Bitch Up...
, British Bangladeshi singer - Shahin FarhatShahin FarhatShahin Farhat is a prolific Iranian composer studied in the University of Tehran where he got bachelor's degree in music, later he studied with the well-known American composer Ezea Laderman in the state University of New York in Binghamton, where he got his master's degree in composition.He...
, Iranian composer - Shaheen JafargholiShaheen JafargholiShaheen Jafargholi is a Welsh teen actor and singer from Swansea, Wales. He is of Iranian and Welsh descent. He appeared on ITV's Britain's Got Talent show and sang "Who's Lovin' You" at Michael Jackson's globally televised public memorial service in July 2009...
, British singer and actor - Shaheen KhanShaheen KhanShaheen Khan, also credited as Sandhya, is an Indian film actress, who has appeared in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. She is notably known for reprising the role of Sandhya in three consecutive films in different languages....
, Indian film actress - Shahin Kheiri, Iranian footballer
- Shahin NajafiShahin NajafiShahin Najafi is an Iranian musician, poet and singer currently residing in Germany. He began his music career in Iran before emigrating to Germany in 2005....
, Iranian musician - Shaheen SheikShaheen SheikShaheen Sheik is a South Asian American, singer, song-writer, producer, dancer and an actor based in Los Angeles, California. Her musical work spans several genres, including rock/pop, electronic and chill-out music...
, Indian singer-songwriter - Shahin Vahmanzadegan, Sassanid general
Surname
- Alfred ShaheenAlfred Shaheenright|thumbnail|200px|An Alfred Shaheen shirt on a 1961 [[Elvis Presley]] album cover.Alfred Shaheen was a textile industrialist who is credited with popularizing the Hawaiian shirt....
, American textile industrialist - Ashraf ShahinAshraf ShahinAshraf Shahin is an Egyptian politician, writer and legal consultant, living in exile. He is the secretary-general of Amal Masr , which opposes the Mubarak regime and promotes democratization in Egypt, and of the European African Human Rights Organization .-Education:He studied law...
, Egyptian politician - Jeanne ShaheenJeanne ShaheenJeanne Shaheen is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and the Senior United States Senator from New Hampshire. The first woman in U.S. history to be elected as both a Governor and U.S. Senator, she was the first woman to be elected Governor of New Hampshire, serving from...
, American politician - Jammal ShahinJammal ShahinJammal Shahin is an English born Jordanian professional footballer currently playing for Spalding United. His predominant position is in midfield.-Career:...
, Jordanian footballer - Jack ShaheenJack ShaheenJack G. Shaheen is Professor Emeritus of Mass Communication at Southern Illinois University. He was also a consultant on Middle East affairs for CBS News....
, American media scholar - Omar ShahinOmar ShahinSheikh Omar Shahin is a Jordanian native, living in the United States. He came to the United States in 1995, and became a U.S. citizen in 2003. He was Imam at the Islamic Center of Tucson in Arizona from 2000 until 2003, when he joined the board of directors and executive committee of the North...
, Jordanian activist - Saif Saaeed ShaheenSaif Saaeed ShaheenSaif Saaeed Shaheen formerly Stephen Cherono is a steeplechase runner now representing Qatar. He currently holds the world record for 3000 metre steeplechase. His older brother Abraham Cherono is also a steeplechase runner.He was the 1999 World Youth Champion in the steeplechase and set a world...
, Kenyan long-distance runner - Tarek ShahinTarek ShahinTarek Shahin is an Egyptian cartoonist. He has had works published in Egyptian mainstream media and in the United States. He is currently authoring 'Al Khan,' Egypt's first English-language comic strip, on the pages of The Daily News Egypt newspaper. He also authors Cairo Freeze! , an online...
, Egyptian cartoonist - Youssef ChahineYoussef ChahineYoussef Chahine was an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry since 1950. He was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif...
, Egyptian film Director - Shahin Shokoui, Iranian film Director
Military
- Black Shaheen, a variant of the Storm Shadow/SCALP EGStorm ShadowStorm Shadow is a British, French and Italian air-launched cruise missile, manufactured by MBDA. Storm Shadow is the British name for the weapon; in French service it is called SCALP EG...
air launched cruise missile, for export to the UAE - Shaheen, the military symbol of Pakistan Air ForcePakistan Air ForceThe Pakistan Air Force is the leading air arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is primarily tasked with the aerial defence of Pakistan with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport...
- Shaheen IShaheen-IThe Shaheen missile series, named after a species of falcon found in the mountains of Pakistan, was developed by NESCOM's National Defence Complex of Pakistan...
, a short range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan - Shaheen IIShaheen-IIThe Shaheen-II is an medium range ballistic missile developed by NESCOM's National Defence Complex of Pakistan. The Shaheen missile series is named after a falcon that lives in the mountains of Pakistan...
, a medium/intermediate range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan - Shaheen-IIIShaheen-IIIThe Shaheen III is a Pakistani intermediate-range ballistic missile speculated to be in development with a range of 4000-4500 km. It is a member of the solid-fueled Shaheen series missile family and is envisioned to replace the less advanced liquid-fueled Ghauri-III system whose development was...
, a medium/intermediate range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan - Shahin, a supersonic IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian ground-to-air guided missile
Other uses
- 4103 Chahine4103 Chahine4103 Chahine is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 4, 1989 by Eleanor F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*...
, a main-belt asteroid - Shaheen FalconShaheen FalconThe Shaheen Falcon , also known as the Indian Peregrine Falcon, Black Shaheen, Indian Shaheen, or simply the Shaheen, is a non-migratory subspecies of the Peregrine Falcon found mainly on the Indian subcontinent and the nearby island of Sri Lanka.-Taxonomy:The taxon was formally described by Carl...
, non-migratory subspecies of the Peregrine Falcon - Shaheen (supercomputer), IBM supercomputer
- Shaheen (novel)Shaheen (novel)Shaheen is a historical novel written in Urdu by an Islamic historian and novelist Naseem Hijazi.It details the situation of the Muslims in Granada in 1492 when they were about to be expelled from Spain. The novel also very beautifully depicts the reasons of the destruction of Muslim's Empire in...
, a novel by Naseem HijaziNaseem HijaziSharīf Husain , more commonly by his pseudonym Nasīm Hijāzī was an Urdu writer who is well-known for his novels dealing with Islamic history... - Shaheen Air, Pakistani airline
- Shaheen Airport ServicesShaheen Airport ServicesShaheen Airport Services is the largest ground handling agency in the private sector of Pakistan, providing facilities to commercial, corporate and private airlines at Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta...
, Aircraft ground handling company - Shahin F.C.Shahin F.C.Shahin Tehran Football Club was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran that existed until the early 1990s. Shahin A.C. is located at Narmak, Golestan Street. They currently compete in the 2011–12 Iran Football's 3rd Division.-History:...
, Iranian football club