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Shahin (also spelled Chahine, Chahin, Shaaheen, Shaahin, Shaheen, or Şahin, Persian: شاهين, Shāhīn) is a name of Persian origin, referring to the Shaheen Falcon.
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Etymology
The name Shahin is constructed from Shah meaning King and the suffix in meaning Royal in Persian. Falconry was widely practiced by royalty in ancient Mesopotamia, from the time of the Assyrians, hence possibly the transfer of the name to the falcons themselves. Also, Shahin in Persian culture is son of Vahoman or Bahman meaning Wisdom.[citation needed]
Given name
- Shahin Ahmed, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Shaheen Ariefdien, Canadian musician
- Shahin Badar, British Bangladeshi singer
- Shahin Farhat, Iranian composer
- Shaheen Jafargholi, British singer and actor
- Shaheen Khan, Indian film actress
- Shahin Kheiri, Iranian footballer
- Shahin Najafi, Iranian musician
- Shaheen Sheik, Indian singer-songwriter
- Shahin Vahmanzadegan, Sassanid general
Surname
- Alfred Shaheen, American textile industrialist
- Ashraf Shahin, Egyptian politician
- Jeanne Shaheen, American politician
- Jammal Shahin, Jordanian footballer
- Jack Shaheen, American media scholar
- Omar Shahin, Jordanian activist
- Saif Saaeed Shaheen, Kenyan long-distance runner
- Tarek Shahin, Egyptian cartoonist
- Youssef Chahine, Egyptian film Director
- Shahin Shokoui, Iranian film Director
Military
Peregrine falcon
- Black Shaheen, a variant of the Storm Shadow/SCALP EG air launched cruise missile, for export to the UAE
- Shaheen, the military symbol of Pakistan Air Force
- Shaheen I, a short range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan
- Shaheen II, a medium/intermediate range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan
- Shaheen-III, a medium/intermediate range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan
- Shahin, a supersonic Iranian ground-to-air guided missile
Other uses
- 4103 Chahine, a main-belt asteroid
- Shaheen Falcon, non-migratory subspecies of the Peregrine Falcon
- Shaheen (supercomputer), IBM supercomputer
- Shaheen (novel), a novel by Naseem Hijazi
- Shaheen Air, Pakistani airline
- Shaheen Airport Services, Aircraft ground handling company
- Shahin F.C., Iranian football club
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