Meanings
proper noun
- Persian mathematician (c. 780 – c. 850), the father of algebra.
Origin
- Arabicالخَوَارِزْمِيّ
- Englishal-Khwarizmi
From Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy).
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ
- الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy)Translations
Latin Algorizmi
- AlgorizmiTranslations
Persian خوارزمی
- خوارزمی (xwârazmi)Translations
Spanish Al-Juarismi
- Al-JuarismiTranslations
Turkish Harezmi
- HarezmiTranslations
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