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Ptolemy

/ˈtɒləmi/US/ˈtɑləmi/

Ptolemy 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.

Proper noun

Ptolemy

  1. 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. 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. The Egyptian ruling dynasty of peoples who held the given name Ptolemy.

Ptolemy meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Persian

Ptolemy in Hindi

name of Greek origin
तुरमय turmay

Ptolemy in Arabic

name of Greek origin
بَطُلِيمُوس baṭulīmūs

Ptolemy in Persian

name of Greek origin
بطلمیوس batlamiyus

Origin of Ptolemy

From Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos).

Words formed from Ptolemy

Questions about Ptolemy

What does Ptolemy mean?
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.
What is Ptolemy in Hindi?
Ptolemy in Hindi is तुरमय (turmay). See Ptolemy meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ptolemy?
Ptolemy is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ptolemy?
Ptolemy is pronounced /ˈtɒləmi/ (UK).

Words near Ptolemy in the dictionary

  1. Ptolemaist
  2. Ptolemaists
  3. Ptolemean
  4. Ptolemian
  5. Ptolemies
  6. Ptolemy
  7. Ptolemy's theorem
  8. Ptolemæus
  9. ptomain
  10. ptomaine
  11. ptomaines

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