نجوم
The English phrase "stars" is نجوم in Arabic.
Did you know?
- Ancient Arabic astronomy was so advanced that many English names for stars, such as 'Aldebaran' or 'Betelgeuse', are derived from Arabic descriptions of the نجوم.
- The word نجوم comes from the root ن-ج-م, which relates to the idea of emerging or appearing. This reflects how 'stars' appear in the night sky after the sun sets.
- While نجوم is the plural for stars, Arabic has a 'broken plural' system. This means the word does not just add a suffix, but changes its internal vowel structure entirely from the singular نجم.
