Arabic · proper noun · Mind & Knowledge
Arastoo
अरस्तू
said a-ras-TOO
also written: arastu, aristotle, aristu, aristotal
Meaning
Aristotle (384-322 BCE), the Greek philosopher of logic and the sciences; revered in Islamic philosophy as 'the First Teacher' (al-Mu'allim al-Awwal).
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