Omar Khayyám

[ oh-mahr kahy-yahm, -yam, oh-mer ]

/ ˈoʊ mɑr kaɪˈyɑm, -ˈyæm, ˈoʊ mər /

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noun

died 1123?, Persian poet and mathematician.

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Words nearby Omar Khayyám

Omaha, omalizumab, Oman, Omani, Omar, Omar Khayyám, omasum, Omayyad, OMB, OMBE, omber

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How to use Omar Khayyám in a sentence

BEIRUT—It is December, but Sabrine Omar is still wearing her summer clothes.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was here, at BrewDog, that Pragnell met Omar Lombardo, who is now Casa Bruja's head brewer.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he took all these skills to Syria, to fight alongside Tarkhan, now known as Abu Omar al-Shishani.
The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord|Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are inspired by local legend and ISIS commander Abu Omar al-Shishani, who made the same journey only a few years before.
The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord|Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

To some extent, it seems, “the law enforcement vector” contributed to the radicalization of Abu Omar.
ISIS Is Putin’s Problem, Too, and This Chechen Is One Reason Why.|Anna Nemtsova|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Several tiers of marble stairs led down to the Mosque of Omar, whose floor was about three feet below the level of the street.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
Of the Crusaders who entered the Mosque of Omar for pillage, some waded in blood to their waists.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
He told Decatur what a great man his master, "Omar the Terrible," was, and asked for a three hours truce.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various
About two o'clock Omar Pasha's travelling carriages, escorted by Turkish cavalry, appeared in sight of our camp.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
Omar Pasha declared that his plans were known to the Russians in twenty-four hours after he mentioned them.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell

British Dictionary definitions for Omar Khayyám

Omar Khayyám

/ (ˈəʊmɑː kaɪˈɑːm) /

noun

?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)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Omar Khayyám

Omar Khayyam

[ (oh-mahr keye-ahm, keye-am) ]

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