Rhazes

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proper noun

A Persian polymath and physician of the eighth and ninth centuries; Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzī.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A Persian polymath and physician of the eighth and ninth centuries; Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzī.

    Synonyms: Razi, al-Razi

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA Persian polymath and physician of the eighth and ninth centuries; Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzī.

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Origin

  1. Persianرازی
  2. Arabicاَلرَّازِي
  3. LatinRhazes
  4. EnglishRhazes

From Latin Rhazes, from Arabic اَلرَّازِي (ar-rāzī), from Persian رازی (râzi), a surname meaning from Ray.

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APA

Rhazes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhazes

MLA

“Rhazes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhazes. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rhazes,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhazes.

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