Sinan

Sinan (Arabic: سنان sinān) is a name found in Arabic and Early Arabic, meaning spearhead. The name may also be related to the Ancient Greek name Sinon. It was used as a male given name.

Etymology

The word is possibly stems from the Arabic verb سَنَّ sanna, which means to "grind, sharpen, to make a point or dot". Another older meaning probably refer to "age", the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed, or the old age. Also, another meaning refers to "make a law/ legislation about something".

The general meaning is "sharpened point/ nib of the spear or lance(t)" which could possibly have a symbolic connotation representing a pointed arch, some referring to the niche of a mihrab, since the mihrab represent the "point, direction" of prayer to the Ka'abah in Islam. In a hadith narrated by Abu Juhaifa in Sahih al-Bukhari, "Once Allah's Messenger went to Al-Batha' at noon, performed the ablution and offered a two rak'at Zuhr prayer and a two-rak'at 'Asr prayer while a spearheaded stick was planted before him and the passersby were passing in front of it".

In another tradition, the battle standard of Muhammad, known in Turkish as Sancak-ı Şerif ("Holy Standard"), was believed to have served as the curtain over the entrance of his wife Aisha's tent, the standard had been part of the turban of Buraydah ibn al-Khasib, an enemy who was ordered to attack Muhammad, but instead bowed to him, unwound his turban and affixed it to his spear, dedicating it and himself to Muhammad's service.

In an Islamic interpretation of dreams, denotes the emblem of a religious man or a scholar, then it means innovation.

The name has been mostly used in Ottoman times, generally used as a common Turkish baby name.

Notable people with the name Sinan include:

Pre-20th century

Sinon, warrior in Greek mythology who was involved in the Trojan Wars
Sinān ibn al-Fatḥ (10th century), mathematician from Ḥarrān
Mimar Sinan (1489–1588), chief architect and civil engineer for three Ottoman sultans
Khaled bin Sinan, pre-Islamic prophet
Sinan ibn Thabit, Sabian scholar and Abbasid court physician, father of Ibrahim ibn Sinan
Ibrahim ibn Sinan (908–946), mathematician and astronomer in Baghdad
Rashid ad-Din Sinan (died ca. 1193), known as "Old Man of the Mountain", one of the leaders of the Nizari Ismaili community in Syria
Atik Sinan (fl. died 1471), "old Sinan", Ottoman architect

Ottoman officers

Koca Sinan Pasha (1506–1596), Albanian born Grand Vizier, Ottoman military commander (pasha) and statesman
Sinan Pasha (Ottoman admiral) (died 1553), in full Sinanüddin Yusuf Pasha, Kapudan Pasha (Grand Admiral) of the Ottoman Navy
Hadım Sinan Pasha (died 1517), Ottoman grand vizier
Sinan Reis (died 1546?), Sephardic Jewish Barbary corsair and lieutenant to Hayreddin Barbarossa
Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha (c. 1545–1605), Ottoman statesman of Italian background
Sinan-paša Sijerčić (died 1806), Bosniak Commander of the Ottoman Army

Post-19th century

Hakan Karahan (born 1960), Turkish writer who uses pseudonym Sinan

Given name

Sinan Abdullah (born 1947), Iranian-American Mandaean dentist and community leader
Sinan Akçıl (born 1981), Turkish pop composer and songwriter
Sinan Akdag (born 1989), German ice hockey defenceman
Sinan Akkuş (born 1971), Turkish-German actor, director, film producer and writer
Sinan Al Shabibi (born 1941), governor of the Central Bank of Iraq
Sinan Alaağaç (1960–1985), Turkish footballer
Sinan Albayrak (born 1973), Turkish TV and film actor
Sinan Alimanović (born 1954), Bosnian musician
Sinan Antoon (born 1967), Iraqi poet and novelist
Sinan Ayrancı (born 1990), Turkish-Swedish footballer
Sinan Bakış (born 1994), Turkish footballer
Sinan Bolat (born 1988), Turkish-Belgian footballer
Sinan Bytyqi (born 1995), Albanian-Austrian footballer
Sinan Çalışkanoğlu (born 1978), Turkish actor
Sinan Can (born 1977), Dutch-Turkish journalist
Sinan Cem Tanık (born 1980), Turkish volleyball player
Sinan Çetin (born 1953), Turkish actor, film director, and producer
Sinan Demircioğlu (born 1975), Turkish footballer
Sinan Erdem (1927–2003), Turkish volleyball player and head of the Turkish National Olympic Committee
Sinan Güler (born 1983), Turkish basketball player
Sinan Gümüş (born 1994), Turkish-German footballer
Sinan Hasani (1922–2010), Yugoslav politician
Sinan Kaloğlu (born 1981), Turkish footballer
Sinan Keskin (born 1994), Dutch-Turkish footballer
Sinan Kurt (born 1996), German footballer
Sinan Kurumuş (born 1994), Turkish footballer
Sinan Oğan (born 1967), Turkish politician
Sinan Ören (born 1987), Turkish footballer
Sinan Ozen (born 1964), popular Turkish musician and actor
Sinan Özkan (born 1986), Turkish footballer
Sinan Sakić (1956–2018), Serbian folk singer
Sinan Şamil Sam (1974–2015), Turkish-German boxer
Sinan Savaskan (born 1954), Turkish-British classical music composer
Sinan Sofuoğlu (1983–2008), Turkish motorcycle racer
Sun Sinan (born 1988), Chinese field hockey player
Sinan Tekerci (born 1993), Turkish footballer
Sinan Tuzcu (born 1977), Turkish actor
Sinan Uzun (born 1990), Turkish footballer

Surname

Asif Sinan, Pakistani Indian classical and jazz musician