Magi

Appendix:Variations of "magi" English 2021 January 6 Etymology vertical 1522 Cranach d.Ä. Anbetung der Könige Historisches Museum Bamberg anagoria.jpg Lucas Cranach the Elder, Anbetung der Könige (Adoration of the Magi, 1522).n n1 From the collection of the Historical Museum Bamberg in Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Germany. It depicts the Magi (right; sense 1) presenting gifts to the infant Jesus while he is carried by his mother Mary. Cinturadiorionemap.png A chart of the Orion constellation. The three stars indicated by an arrow are the Magi (sense 2), or Orion’s Belt. Orion Belt mapped by JA Galán Baho.jpg An enhanced photograph of the Magi (sense 2). en ine-pro *megʰ- From en magi (plural of en magus magician; (derogatory) conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster; Zoroastrian priest), from en enm mages, enm magi or enm Magi, enm magy or enm Magy men possessing occult knowledge; astrologers, philosophers, sorcerers,māges n. plural 1 MED26463 from en la magī, from la magus magician; (derogatory) conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster; Zoroastrian priest + la -ī suffix forming nominative or vocative masculine plurals. la Magus is derived from en grc μάγος, grc Μάγος magician; (derogatory) conjurer, sorcerer; Zoroastrian priest (plural grc μᾰ́γοι, grc Μᾰ́γοι), from en ira-old (compare ae 𐬨𐬊𐬕𐬎, xme-old - and peo 𐎶𐎦𐎢𐏁 maγu- title of a person?),Compare magus n 112378 March 2000 1; magus n possibly from en ine-pro *megʰ- to be able, have power; power; sorcerer. Pronunciation en /ˈmeɪd͡ʒaɪ/ RP en /ˈmeɪˌd͡ʒaɪ/ /ˈmæ-/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Magi.wav Southern England en eɪdʒaɪ 2 en Ma gi Proper noun p en Christianity Chiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names). en Three Kings Three Wise Men Wise Men en 1660 Edmund Warcupp Italy, in its Original Glory, Ruine and Revival https://archive.org/details/b30342090/ London 1156417583 70 https://archive.org/details/b30342090/page/70/ A rich Tabernacle where is kept the head of Saint Euſtorgio, and the Tomb of the three Magi, with this inſcription. Sepulchrum Trium Magorum, where lay the Bodies of thoſe Magi, which were brought hither by Saint Euſtorgio, in Anno 330. when he came laſt out of the Eaſt, but many yeers after, this City being deſtroyed by Fedrick Barbaroſſa, in Anno 1163. en astronomy by extension The three bright stars (Alnitak (ζ Ori), Alnilam (ε Ori), and Mintaka (δ Ori)) that form Orion's Belt in the Orion constellation. en Three Kings Three Sisters Derived terms en Magian Magism Translations wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus Albanian: sq tre máget m-p, sq tre mbrétërit m-p, sq tre dijetárët m-p Arabic: ar مَجُوس m Aramaic: Classical Syriac: syc ܡܓܘܫܐ Asturian: ast Reis Magos m-p Catalan: ca Reis d'Orient m-p Cebuano: ceb mago Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 賢者 xiánzhě Danish: da de hellige tre konger the three holy kings, da de tre vise mænd the three wise men Dutch: nl drie koningen p, nl wijzen uit het oosten p Finnish: fi Itämaan tietäjät French: fr Rois mages m Galician: gl Os Reis Magos m-p German: de Heilige Drei Könige, de Weise aus dem Morgenland Greek: el Μάγος Μάγοι m-p Ancient Greek: grc μάγοι m-p, grc Μάγοι m-p Hungarian: hu háromkirályok, hu napkeleti bölcsek Italian: it maghi m-p, it Maghi m-p, it Magi, it Re Magi m-p Japanese: ja 賢者 けんじゃ, kenja Latin: la magi m-p, la Magi m-p Persian: fa مغان moġân, fa مغ مغ‌ها moġ-hâ Portuguese: pt reis magos m-p Russian: ru маг ма́ги m-p, ru кудесник куде́сники m-p archaic, ru мудрец мудрецы́ m-p, ru волхв волхвы́ m-p Scottish Gaelic: gd Trì Rìghrean m-p Na Trì Rìghrean, gd druidhean m-p Na Druidhean Serbo-Croatian: sh magi m-p Spanish: es Reyes Magos m-p, es magos m-p, es Magos m-p, es Tres Reyes m-p Tagalog: tl Tatlong Hari, tl Mago Vietnamese: vi Ba Vua three bright stars that form Orion's Belt Finnish: fi Orionin vyö Tagalog: tl Tres Marias Notes n References Further reading Biblical Magi Orion's Belt Anagrams en agim IMAG en proper nouns Middle English Noun enm noun 1 enm mages