Al-'ala'

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Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic

Meaning & History

Means "the exalted". Laqab of Ala 1. This was the personal name of Abu Sa'd al-'Ala' ibn Sahl (c. 940–1000), a Muslim mathematician, physicist and optics engineer. Ibn Sahl is credited with first discovering the law of refraction, and used it to create anaclastic lenses.
Added 5/30/2016 by earthnut
Edited 12/31/2022 by Mike C, earthnut and elbowin

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