Anyone knows exact meaning of " Anjum"

Yogesh

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Apr 18, 2002, 6:42:21 AM4/18/02

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Hello Everybody,
I am new member to this group. Hi! to all of you.
Can you tell me what does the name "Anjum" exactly mean.
It's a Urdu name I guess.

Bye!!
regards,
Yogesh.

UVR

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Apr 18, 2002, 10:37:22 AM4/18/02

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yogesh_...@rediffmail.com (Yogesh) wrote in message news:<2ee96852.02041...@posting.google.com>...

> Hello Everybody,
> I am new member to this group. Hi! to all of you.

Hi. Welcome!

> Can you tell me what does the name "Anjum" exactly mean.
> It's a Urdu name I guess.

'anjum' is the plural of the Arabic word 'najm', meaning
star, planet, or (generic) heavenly body. Both words are
used as masculine names.

Another related word is 'nujoom', which means "astrology"
when used in the singular and 'anjum', when used in the
plural. 'nujoomi' means "astrologer".

With that out of the way, I have some questions of my own :))

I know that the practice of astrology is frowned upon in
many circles because, among other things, those guys claim
to know far more than they're supposed to be capable of.
However, astronomy is generally accepted as a "respectable"
science. So ... what are the words for "astronomy" and
"astronomer"?

-UVR.

Sarwar Alam Raz

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Apr 18, 2002, 12:30:17 PM4/18/02

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yogesh_...@rediffmail.com (Yogesh) wrote in message news:<2ee96852.02041...@posting.google.com>...

> Hello Everybody,
> I am new member to this group. Hi! to all of you.
> Can you tell me what does the name "Anjum" exactly mean.
> It's a Urdu name I guess.

> Yogesh.
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Dear Yogesh namaste!

Welcome to alup! I hope you will make it one of your regular :stops:
in your literary :travels:

:anjum: is the plural of :najm: which means :a star: so :anjum:
obviously means :stars: It is a common name for Muslim girls and
sometimes for boys also! Why someone will be named :stars: (a plural)
and not just :star: is anyone's guess! The famous Urdu poet Iqbal
wrote:

urooj.e.aadam.e.Khaakee se anjum sehme jaate haiN
k yeh TooTaa huaa taara mah.e.kaamil na ban jaaye!

Sarwar Raz :Sarwar:

Amit Malhotra

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Apr 13, 2002, 1:43:36 AM4/13/02

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> I know that the practice of astrology is frowned upon in
> many circles because, among other things, those guys claim
> to know far more than they're supposed to be capable of.
> However, astronomy is generally accepted as a "respectable"
> science. So ... what are the words for "astronomy" and
> "astronomer"?

I might be wrong, but hey its worth a try. As far as I know, Astronomy
means "hai'at" (n. fem) and an astronomer is called: "hai'at-dAn". I also
read on some site that astronomy also means "ilm-ul-najuum" (doesnt "najoom"
also mean the same thing as "anjum" that is plural of stars?).

Amit Malhotra

Vasmi Abidi

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Apr 19, 2002, 1:46:34 AM4/19/02

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UVR wrote:

> I know that the practice of astrology is frowned upon in
> many circles because, among other things, those guys claim
> to know far more than they're supposed to be capable of.
> However, astronomy is generally accepted as a "respectable"
> science. So ... what are the words for "astronomy" and
> "astronomer"?
>
> -UVR.

astronomy - hai'at; ilm.e.hai'at; falakiat

astronomer - hai'at daan; maahir.e.falakiat

Vasmi