NASR

Meaning of NASR in English

[Islamic] "Vulture". One of the idols worshipped by the people in the days of Nuh (Noah) (Qur'an 71:23).

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NASR IBN SAYYAR — died 748 governor of Khorasan (now part of Iran) and other eastern provinces from 738 to 748, under the last …
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VEGA — I. noun Etymology: New Latin, from Arabic (al-Nasr) al-Wāqi‘, literally, the falling (vulture) Date: circa 1638 the brightest star in …
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ERECH — or Uruk Ancient city, Mesopotamia . Located northwest of Ur on the Euphrates River , it was one of the …
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JARLITE — ˈyärˌlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: C. F. Jarl, 20th century Danish official in the cryolite industry + English -ite …
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VEGA — /vee"geuh, vay"-/ , n. Astron. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra. [ 1630-40; al-nasr-al- ) waqi' …
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ALTAIR — /al"tair, -tuyeur, al tair", -tuyeur"/ , n. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila. [ al-nasr ) al-ta'ir (the) flying …
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VEGA — I. ˈvē-gə, ˈvā- noun Etymology: New Latin, from Arabic ( al-Nasr ) al-Wāqi‘, literally, the falling (vulture) Date: circa 1638 …
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VEGA — [Ve.ga] n [NL, fr. Ar (al-Nasr) al-Waqi', lit., the falling (vulture)]: a star of the first magnitude that is the …
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SAMANID DYNASTY — (AD 819999), first native dynasty to arise in Iran after the Muslim Arab conquest. It was renowned for the impulse …
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RUDAKI — born c. 859, , Rudak, Khorasan died 940/941, Rudak? original name Abu 'abdollah Ja'far Ebn Mohammad the first poet of …
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PERSIAN LITERATURE — body of writings in Modern Persian (Farsi), the form of the Persian language written with the Arabic alphabet and with …
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IBN AL-'ARABI — in full Muhyi Ad-din Abu 'abd Allah Muhammad Ibn 'ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Al-'arabi Al-hatimi At-ta'i Ibn Al-'arabi, also called …
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GRANADA — Arabic Gharnata, kingdom founded early in the 13th century out of the remnants of Almoravid power in Spain by Abu …
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FARABI, AL- — born c. 878, Turkistan died c. 950, Damascus? in full Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Tarkhan ibn Uzalagh al-Farabi, also called …
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ERECH — Sumerian Uruk, Greek Orcho, modern Tall al-Warka' ancient Mesopotamian city located northwest of Ur (Tall Al-Muqayyar) in southeastern Iraq. The …
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BALKH — also called Vazirabad, village in northern Afghanistan that was formerly Bactra, the capital of ancient Bactria. It lies 14 miles …
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AZHAR UNIVERSITY, AL- — chief centre of Islamic and Arabic learning in the world, centred on the mosque of that name in the medieval …
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AVICENNA — born 980, Bukhara, Iran died 1037, Hamadan Arabic Ibn Sina, in full Abu 'Ali al-Husayn ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Sina …
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AHMAD SHAH — in full Ahmad Shah Bahadur Mujahid-ud-din Abu Nasr born Dec. 24, 1725, Delhi died Jan. 1, 1775, Delhi ineffectual Mughal …
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