How to say "mathematics, math" in Arabic
New wordMeaningmathematics, math
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
رِيَاضِيَّات
riyāḍiyyātריאצ'יאת
رياضيات
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
מתמטיקה
matematikaمَاتِمَاتِيكَا
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Arabic root
ر-و-ضHebrew borrowed the Greek word; Arabic built its own from ر-و-ض, 'to tame, to train' — the root of riyāḍa, 'sport'. Mathematics is, quite literally, the exercises that train the mind.
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حِصَّة رِيَاضِيَّات
ḥiṣṣat riyāḍiyyātחצת ריאצ'יאתa math period