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Avicenna

UK/ˌævɪˈsɛnə/

Avicenna proper noun: persian polymath (c. 980–1037).

avicenna: persian polymath (c. 980–1037)
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Proper noun

Avicenna

  1. Persian polymath (c. 980–1037).
    • Auicen saythe; There be certeyne medicins... which wyl not suffre poyson to approche nere the harte, as triacle and Metridate.1528, Joannes de Mediolano, translated by Thomas Paynell, Regimen Sanitatis Salerni, page 33

Avicenna meaning in Arabic and Persian

Avicenna in Arabic

Persian polymath
اِبْن سِينَا ibn sīnā

Avicenna in Persian

Persian polymath
ابن سینا ebn-e sinâ, پور سینا pur-e sinâ

Forms of Avicenna

alternative formEbn-e Sina
alternative formIbn Sina
alternative formIbn Sīnā
alternative formPur-e Sina
alternative formPursina
alternative formAuicen

Origin of Avicenna

From Medieval Latin Avicenna, from Arabic اِبْن سِينَا (ibn sīnā).

Words formed from Avicenna

Words that rhyme with Avicenna

Questions about Avicenna

What does Avicenna mean?
Avicenna means persian polymath (c. 980–1037).
What is Avicenna in Arabic?
Avicenna in Arabic is اِبْن سِينَا (ibn sīnā). See Avicenna meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Avicenna?
Avicenna is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Avicenna?
Avicenna is pronounced /ˌævɪˈsɛnə/ (UK).

Words near Avicenna in the dictionary

  1. avibactam
  2. avibactams
  3. avibirnavirus
  4. avibirnaviruses
  5. avicelase
  6. Avicenna
  7. Avicennan
  8. Avicennans
  9. avicenniaceous
  10. Avicennian
  11. Avicennism

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