Manazil
/məˈnɑːzɪl/noun
The twenty-eight lunar mansions or stations through which the Moon appears to pass in traditional Arabic and Islamic astronomy.
Did you know?In traditional Arabic astronomy, each Manzil corresponded to a segment of the Moon’s path and was used for calendrical prediction, weather lore, and astrological timing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*n-z-l
“To descend, alight, settle, or lodge”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
nazala
“He descended, alighted, or stayed as a guest”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
manzil
“A place of alighting, lodging, or station”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
manāzil al-qamar
“The stations or mansions of the Moon”
Medieval Latin and European astronomy
Latin/European languages
manāzil
“The Arabic lunar stations adopted into astronomical and astrological writing”
Modern English
English
manazil
“The traditional twenty-eight lunar mansions or Moon stations”