Jolani

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proper noun

An Arab surname

OriginArabic جولاني →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An Arab surname
    1. specificallyAhmed al-Sharaa, Syrian politician, president of Syria since 2025.

      In an exclusive interview with CNN, Jolani left no doubt that the ambitions of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) – a group that was formed out of a former al Qaeda affiliate – are nothing less than bringing an end to the Assad regime.

      2024 December 6, Jomana Karadsheh, Gul Tuysuz, Brice Laine, Lauren Kent, Eyad Kourdi, “Syrian rebel leader says goal is to ‘overthrow’ Assad regime”, in CNN, Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2024

Origin

  1. Arabicجولاني
  2. EnglishJolani

Borrowed from Arabic جولاني (Jawlānī). Compare with Hebrew גּוֹלָנִי. For Ahmad al-Sharaa, he chose "Jolani" in remembrance of his family's origins in the Golan Heights.

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APA

Jolani. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jolani

MLA

“Jolani.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jolani. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jolani,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jolani.

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