Omar Khayyám

American  

[oh-mahr kahy-yahm, -yam, oh-mer] / ˈoʊ mɑr kaɪˈyɑm, -ˈyæm, 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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Example Sentences

He keeps a two-room Soviet-era studio off Dushanbe’s Omar Khayyam Street, where skyscrapers look down on the intimate gardens and walled labyrinths of a mahalla.

From New York Times

That, more than the quatrains of Omar Khayyam or the gorgeous rugs of Kerman, is the soft power that matters to Tehran.

From Seattle Times

The satellite was named after Omar Khayyam, a renowned Persian scientist and poet.

From New York Times

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

From New York Times

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