As-Suwaidi (as-Suwaydi, al-Suwaidi, etc.; السويدي) is an Arabic nisbat derived from suwayd (an Arabic name derived from a root s-w-d "black", or from the Arabic name of Sweden).
People edit
- As-Suwaydi (physician), a medieval physician (d. 1292)
- Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (1892-1968), Iraqi politician
- Naji al-Suwaidi (1882 – 1942), Iraqi politician
- Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi (born 1984), a Qatari athlete
- a nisba referencing the Syrian As-Suwayda Governorate
- a nisba meaning "from Sweden" used as nom de guerre (kunya) by a number of Islamic terrorists from or based in Sweden, see Islam in Sweden
Places edit
- As-Suwaidi (Riyadh), a district of Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia.
- Bayt As Suwaydi, Yemen
See also edit
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