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Where does “اَلْمَجِسْطِيّ” come from?

اَلْمَجِسْطِيّ (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭢𐭮𐭲𐭩𐭪, from Ancient Greek μεγίστη — feminine nominative/vocative singular of μέγῐστος.

اَلْمَجِسْطِيّ (Arabic): almagest

Definitions

  1. almagest

Ancestry of “اَلْمَجِسْطِيّ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭬𐭢𐭮𐭲𐭩𐭪—
2Ancient Greekμεγίστηfeminine nominative/vocative singular of μέγῐστος

Words derived from “اَلْمَجِسْطِيّ”

  • almagest
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