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م ج س ط

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to a specific astronomical or mathematical text, likely borrowed and translated into Arabic. The primary focus is on the name of a significant scientific work.

Derived headwords

المَجِسْطِيّname
  1. 1.
    Almagestclassical

    The name of the influential astronomical treatise written by Claudius Ptolemy. It was translated into Arabic during the reign of Caliph Al-Ma'mun.

Parallel reading

ومما يستدرك عليه: المجسطي، بفتح الميم والجيم: اسم لعلم الهيئة، وبه سمي الكتاب الذي وضعه بطليموس الحكيم.
And among what is to be added to it is Al-Majisti, with fatha on the meem and jeem: a name for the science of astronomy, and by it was named the book composed by Ptolemy the wise.
وعرب في زمن المأمون.
And it was Arabized in the time of Al-Ma'mun.