Al-Shehri
Encyclopedia
al-Shehri is an Arabic family name denoting a member of Bani Shehr
, when followed by a sun letter, the l in al
assimilates to the initial consonant of the following noun, resulting in a doubled consonant
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Bani Shehr
The Bani Shehr Tribe is a tribe from the southern part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It belongs to the ancient tribe Al-Azd that has many clans linked to it. As far as ancestry goes, Bani Shehr, Bani Amr, Bal-Ahmar, Bal-Asmar, Bal-Qarn, Shumran, Shahran and Bani Malik and others all belong to...
, when followed by a sun letter, the l in al
Al-
is the definite article in the Arabic language; a particle whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed definite. For example, the word kitāb 'book' can be made definite by prefixing it with al-, resulting in al-kitāb 'the book'...
assimilates to the initial consonant of the following noun, resulting in a doubled consonant
Gemination
In phonetics, gemination happens when a spoken consonant is pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than a short consonant. Gemination is distinct from stress and may appear independently of it....
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People
- Fahad al-ShehriFahad al-ShehriA Saudi citizen, Fahad al-Shehri was deported from Canada in 1997 on charges he had engaged in terrorism.He was a known associate of Mohamed Harkat, a Canadian accused of links to the Algerian Groupe Islamique Armé.-References:...
, Saudi terrorist - Fouzi Al-ShehriFouzi Al-ShehriFouzi Al-Shehri is a Saudi Arabian football player.He played most of his career for Al Ahli, though some of his career was with Al-Quadisiya Khobar....
(born 1980), Saudi footballer - Mohand al-ShehriMohand al-ShehriMohand Muhammed Fayiz al-Shehri was one of five hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the September 11 attacks....
(1979–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 - Said Ali al-ShihriSaid Ali al-ShihriSa'id Ali Jabir Al Khathim Al Shihri was a Saudi Arabian deputy leader of the militant group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and possibly involved in the kidnappings and murders of foreigners in Yemen...
(1973–2011), Saudi terrorist - Wail al-ShehriWail al-ShehriWail Mohammed al-Shehri was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11, which was hijacked and flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the September 11 attacks....
(1973–2001), Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 - Waleed al-ShehriWaleed al-ShehriWaleed Mohammed al-Shehri was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11, which was crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the September 11 attacks....
(1978–2001), Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 - Yahya Al-ShehriYahya Al-ShehriYahya Sulaiman Al-Shehri, a football player from Saudi Arabia born in 8 May 1991 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia He plays in midfield in the Ettifaq FC in Saudi Arabia...
(born 1991), Saudi footballer - Yussef al-Shihri (1985–2009), Saudi terrorist