Talk:Hashim al-Atassi

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Name Spelling

I'm his great-grandaughter and I would like to point out that his name is spelt Hashem and not Hashim...please correct the title. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.203.131.87 (talk • contribs) on 02:09, May 4, 2006

I have encountered both spellings in my research, as well as other formulations of his surname. It is spelt Atassi and Atasi by different sources. I found Hashim al-Atassi to be the most commonly used spelling. That has more weight in determining naming conventions, if I'm not very much mistaken. --AladdinSE 08:46, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It does not matter if you encountered both forms of spelling. That does not make both equally correct. The one closer to how it is pronounced in Arabic is "Hashem", not Hashim. The latter in Arabic would be spelled and pronounced "هشيم" which completely alters its meaning. I had multiple non-Arabic speaking readers pronounce both versions of the name, and they always perform closer to the Arabic pronouncaition when it is written with an e, rather than an I. Bassel Atasi (talk) 16:02, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hashim al-Atassi is the correct speling. Please keep it as is. His Great-Granddaughter DO NOT have the fianl SAY..

Hashim al-Atassi is my great-grandfather's first cousin. Thank you very much for creating this page. I believe "Hashem" is the traditional spelling, and may be phonetically more accurate. But if "Hashim" is more commonly used now, it's completely fine. Thanks again.