Etymology

Avicenna

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Today it means: Persian polymath (c. 980–1037). Full definition →

Medieval Latin Avicenna ← Arabic اِبْن سِينَا
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  1. Arabic · derived fromاِبْن سِينَا
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromAvicenna
  3. English todayAvicenna

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

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