<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Other names </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alternative spelling </Th> <Td> Assad </Td> </Tr> <P> Asad (Arabic: أسد ‎ ‎), sometimes written as Assad, is one of many Arabic male given names meaning "lion", each denoting some aspect of the animal . It is used in nicknames such as Asad Allāh one of the nicknames for Ali ibn Abi Talib . </P> <P> "Assad" is the standard spelling in English, to keep the hissing' s' sound; "Asad" is the more accurate transliteration, corresponding to the Arabic spelling, and is used by scholars . </P>

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