al-kimiya' (English spelling)

Japanese: al-kīmiyā'(英語表記)alkimiya
al-kimiya' (English spelling)


[Origin of Alchemy]
It is said that alchemy preceded chemistry. Also, considering the word al (the Arabic definite article) in the word alchemy, it is thought that alchemy and the word al-kīmiyā' that represents it originated in Arabic. Furthermore, some scholars, such as J. Needham, link alchemy to the Chinese word for metal.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "al-kīmiyā'" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


【錬金術の起源】
 化学chemistryの前史には錬金術alchemyがあった,といわれる。またそのalchemyという語のal(アラビア語の定冠詞)からすると,錬金術はそれを表す語al‐kīmiyā’とともにアラビアに由来するとも考えられる。さらにJ.ニーダムのようにalchemyを中国語の〈金〉と結びつける論者もいる。…

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