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Averroes

Syllables: A·ver·ro·es/əˈvɛɹəʊiːz/

Averroes proper noun: an Andalusian polymath (1126–1198).

Proper noun

Averroes

  1. An Andalusian polymath (1126–1198).

Averroes meaning in Arabic and Persian

Averroes in Arabic

Andalusian polymath
اِبْن رُشْد ibn rušd

Averroes in Persian

Andalusian polymath
ابن رشد ebn-e rošd

Forms of Averroes

alternative formAverroës
alternative formIbn Rushd

Origin of Averroes

From Medieval Latin Averroēs, from Arabic اِبْن رُشْد (ibn rušd).

Words formed from Averroes

Questions about Averroes

What does Averroes mean?
Averroes means an Andalusian polymath (1126–1198).
What is Averroes in Arabic?
Averroes in Arabic is اِبْن رُشْد (ibn rušd). See Averroes meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Averroes?
Averroes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Averroes?
Averroes is pronounced /əˈvɛɹəʊiːz/.

Words near Averroes in the dictionary

  1. averreth
  2. Averrhoism
  3. Averrhoist
  4. averring
  5. Averroean
  6. Averroes
  7. Averroian
  8. Averroism
  9. Averroisms
  10. Averroist
  11. Averroistic

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