Menzil
/ˈmɛn.zɪl/noun
One of the twenty-eight lunar mansions or stations used in traditional Arabic astronomy and astrology.
Did you know?In Arabic astronomy, the lunar manāzil were used to track the Moon’s position, seasonal changes, travel conditions, and auspicious or inauspicious times.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*n-z-l
“A reconstructed root associated with descending, alighting, or settling down.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
nazala
“He descended, alighted, stopped, or lodged.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
manzil
“A place of alighting, stopping, lodging, or residence.”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
manzil al-qamar
“A lunar station or one of the Moon’s mansions along the ecliptic.”
17th Century
English
menzil
“An adopted astronomical term for a lunar mansion or lunar station.”
Modern English
English
menzil
“A lunar mansion in traditional Arabic astronomy and astrology.”