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Ptolemy in Persian

بطلمیوس batlamiyus

/ˈtɒləmi/US/ˈtɑləmi/

Ptolemy in Persian: بطلمیوس (batlamiyus). In English, Ptolemy means claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90 – c. 168 AD), a Greek-speaking mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer who lived in the Hellenistic culture of Alexandria in Roman Egypt. His most important works were the Almagest and the Geography.

Persian words for Ptolemy

name of Greek origin
بطلمیوس batlamiyus

English meaning of Ptolemy

  1. proper noun Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90 – c. 168 AD), a Greek-speaking mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer who lived in the Hellenistic culture of Alexandria in Roman Egypt. His most important works were the Almagest and the Geography.
  2. proper noun Ptolemy I Soter ("Ptolemy the Savior", 367 BC—283 BC), a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who was the ruler of Egypt (323 B.C.E—283 B.C.E) and founder of the Ptolemaic Empire. In 305 BC he took the role of King.
  3. proper noun The Egyptian ruling dynasty of peoples who held the given name Ptolemy.

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Questions about Ptolemy in Persian

What is the meaning of Ptolemy in Persian?
Ptolemy in Persian is بطلمیوس (batlamiyus).
معنی Ptolemy چیست؟
Ptolemy: بطلمیوس (batlamiyus).
What does Ptolemy mean in English?
Ptolemy means claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90 – c. 168 AD), a Greek-speaking mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer who lived in the Hellenistic culture of Alexandria in Roman Egypt. His most important works were the Almagest and the Geography.

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