أباكس abacus

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Etymology of Arabic words: the word أباكس

means abacus (a counting table) and derives from the greek word άβαξ(άβακος in genitive). According to Wikipedia =””The earliest archaeological evidence for the use of the Greek abacus dates to the 5th century BC.[12] The Greek abacus was a table of wood or marble, pre-set with small counters in wood or metal for mathematical calculations. This Greek abacus saw use in Achaemenid Persia, the Etruscan civilization, Ancient Rome and, until the French Revolution, the Western Christian world.”” In Turkish is Abaküs.