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• Omar Khayyám
  Omar Khayyám

  noun

  died 1123?, Persian poet and mathematician.
• Omar Khayyam
  Omar Khayyam

  A twelfth-century Persian poet; author of the “Rubáiyát.”

Omar Khayyám

American  

[oh-mahr kahy-yahm, -yam, oh-mer] / ˈoʊ mɑr kaɪˈjɑm, -ˈjæm, ˈoʊ mər /

noun

1. died 1123?, Persian poet and mathematician.

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Omar Khayyám British  

/ ˈəʊmɑː kaɪˈɑːm /

noun

1. ?1050–?1123, Persian poet, mathematician, and astronomer, noted for the Rubáiyát, a collection of quatrains, popularized in the West by Edward Fitzgerald's version (1859)

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Omar Khayyam Cultural  

1. A twelfth-century Persian poet; author of the “Rubáiyát.”

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For Mr Maggs, the story of the Great Omar chimes neatly with the theories of Omar Khayyám, whose wisdom inspired the master craftsman to commemorate the poet-philosopher in gold, jewels and leather.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2022

The jewel-encrusted edition of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám was taken aboard the RMS Titanic and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, exactly 110 years ago.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2022

Bullwinkle’s alma mater was Wossamotta U. A jeweled toy boat, the Ruby Yacht of Omar Khayyám, sailed across Veronica Lake.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2017

He hated the Omar Khayyám brigade – you know the rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the popular Persian poem translated by Edward Fitzgerald.

From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2013

When I first came there, I found two other pupils of mine own age newly arrived, Hakim Omar Khayyám and the ill-fated Ben Sabbáh.

From Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám and Salámán and Absál Together With A Life Of Edward Fitzgerald And An Essay On Persian Poetry By Ralph Waldo Emerson by FitzGerald, Edward

They supported the work of scholars like the mathematician and poet Omar Khayyam.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

The satellite launched Tuesday was named after Omar Khayyam, the renowned medieval Persian scientist and poet.

From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2022

The Khayyam satellite is named after the Persian poet and philosopher Omar Khayyam and marks a rare successful launch for the regime after several failed efforts in recent years.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2022

It’s named after Omar Khayyam, a Persian scientist who lived in the 11th and 12th centuries.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2022

In the jockeys’ room he orchestrated a string of clever practical jokes, sequestered himself in corners to pore over literature, and mystified his fellow jocks with aphorisms from Omar Khayyam and “Old Waldo” Emerson.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand