Adil
Adil | |
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Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʕaːdɪl] |
Gender | Masculine |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Word/name | عادل |
Meaning | just, justice, fairness |
Region of origin | Arab world |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Adeel, Adel |
Adil (also transliterated as Adel, Arabic: عادل or عديل, pronounced [ʕaːdɪl]) is a common Arabic given name and surname.
It is not to be confused with the Germanic name Adel, which has a different pronunciation. It is sometimes used by Coptic Christians throughout the Middle East.
People
Adil and its variants may refer to a number of notable people:
Given name
Egyptian royalty
- Al-Adil I of Egypt (1145–1218), 4th Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
- Al-Adil II of Egypt (c. 1221–1248), 6th Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Damascus
- Al-Adil Kitbugha of Egypt (died 1297), 10th Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria
Adil Shahi dynasty
- Yusuf Adil Shah (1450–1511), founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur for nearly two centuries
- Ismail Adil Shah (1498–1534), 2nd Sultan of Bijapur
- Mallu Adil Shah (died c. 1534), 3rd Sultan of Bijapur
- Ibrahim Adil Shah I (died c. 1558), 4th Sultan of Bijapur
- Ali Adil Shah I (died c. 1579), 5th Sultan of Bijapur
- Ibrahim Adil Shah II (died c. 1627), 6th Sultan of Bijapur
- Mohammed Adil Shah (died c. 1656), 7th Sultan of Bijapur
- Ali Adil Shah II (died c. 1672), 8th Sultan of Bijapur
- Sikandar Adil Shah (died c. 1686), 9th Sultan of Bijapur
Iranian royalty
Politics
- Adil Çarçani (1922–1997), Albanian politician
- Adil Nurmemet (born 1968), former Chinese politician
- Adil Shayakhmetov (born 1956), Kazakhstani politician
- Adil Zulfikarpašić (1921–2008), Bosniak politician and intellectual
Literature
- Adil Asadov (born 1958), Azerbaijani philosopher
Art
- Adil Khan (born 1983), Norwegian actor
- Adil Doğançay (1900−1990), Turkish painter
- Adil Omar (born 1991), Pakistani rapper and singer-songwriter
Sport
- Adil Ahmed, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Adil Basher (1926–1978), Iraqi footballer
- Adil Belgaïd (born 1970), Moroccan judoka
- Adil Chihi (born 1988), Moroccan footballer
- Adil Ibragimov (born 1989), Russian footballer
- Adil Ramzi (born 1977), Moroccan footballer
- Adil Rashid (born 1988), English cricketer
- Adil Shamasdin (born 1982), Canadian tennis player
Religion
- Adil al-Kalbani, former Grand Mosque Imam
Surname
- Ahmed Adil (born 1973), Guantanamo detainee
- Buyong Adil (1907–1976), Malaysian historian
- Farhan Adil (born 1977), Pakistani cricketer
See also
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