Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena. It applies mathematics, physics, and chemistry in an effort to explain the origin of those objects and other phenomena and their evolution. Objects of interest include planets in Arabic, moons, stars, nebulae, galaxies in Arabic, and comets, but also include phenomena such as supernova explosions. More generally, everything that originates outside of Earth\u2019s atmosphere is within the purview of astronomy. Learning about space in Arabic allows us to discuss these fascinating topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Astronomy is also one of the oldest of the natural sciences. Early civilizations such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Indians, Egyptians, Nubians, Iranians, and Chinese carried out methodical observations of the night sky. Also, astronomy has included disciplines as diverse as astrometry, celestial navigation, observational astronomy, and the making of calendars. As civilizations developed, especially in Mesopotamia, Greece, Persia, India, China, Egypt, and Central America, astronomical observatories were assembled and ideas on the nature of our Universe began to develop. However, most early astronomy consisted of mapping the positions of the stars and planets in Arabic (early astrometry).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus, from these observations, early ideas about the motions of the planets were formed, and the nature of the Sun, Moon and the Earth in the Universe were explored philosophically. However, back then, the Earth was believed to be the center of the Universe with the Sun, the Moon and the stars rotating around it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the Middle Ages, astronomy flourished in the Arab world. Therefore, this led to the emergence of the first astronomical observatories by the early 9th century. In 964, the Andromeda Galaxy in Arabic, the largest galaxy in the Local Group (the galaxy group that includes the Milky Way), was described by the Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi in his \u201cBook of Fixed Stars\u201d. Also, The SN 1006 supernova, the brightest apparent magnitude stellar event in recorded history, was observed by the Egyptian-Arabic astronomer Ali ibn Ridwan and Chinese astronomers in 1006. Some of the most prominent astronomers were either Persian or Arab and they made significant contributions to science. Astronomers during that time introduced many Arabic names now used for individual stars. Thus, we compiled a list of vocabulary items related to space in Arabic. This topic often appears in newspapers, yet not many Arabic books deal with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To help you talk about space in Arabic and understand discussions of planets in Arabic and galaxies in Arabic, here’s a categorized vocabulary list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Planet <\/strong>in Arabic<\/td>| Kawkab<\/td> | \u0643\u0648\u0643\u0628<\/td><\/tr> | Earth <\/strong>in Arabic<\/td> | Ard<\/td> | \u0623\u0631\u0636<\/td><\/tr> | Sun <\/strong>in Arabic<\/td> | Shams<\/td> | \u0634\u0645\u0633<\/td><\/tr> | Moon <\/strong>in Arabic<\/td> | Al qamar<\/td> | \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0645\u0631<\/td><\/tr> | Jupiter <\/strong>in Arabic<\/td> | Al mushtari<\/td> | \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u062a\u0631\u064a<\/td><\/tr> | Neptune <\/strong>in Arabic<\/td> | Nebtoon<\/td> | \u0646\u0628\u062a\u0648\u0646<\/td><\/tr> | Uranus <\/strong>in Arabic<\/td> | Orans<\/td> | \u0623\u0648\u0631\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0633<\/td><\/tr> | Saturn <\/strong>in Arabic<\/td> | Zohal<\/td> | \u0632\u062d\u0644<\/td><\/tr> | Mars <\/strong>in Arabic<\/td> | Al mareekh<\/td> | \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u064a\u062e<\/td><\/tr> | Pluto <\/strong>in Arabic<\/td> | Bloto<\/td> | \u0628\u0644\u0648\u062a\u0648<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n | <\/div>\n\n\n\n Celestial Objects (\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062c\u0631\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0645\u0627\u0648\u064a\u0629)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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