nadir

NAY-dur

The point directly below you, opposite the zenith — through the earth and out the other side. In common use it means the lowest point of anything. The Arabic astronomers who named it were mapping the geometry of the sky, and the lowest point was the one you couldn't see.
Etymology
Arabic naẓīr, opposite, counterpart. Short for naẓīr as-samt, the opposite of the zenith.
Arabic celestial navigation
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