Alkaid
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See also: alkáid
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic القَائِدُ لبَنَاتِ النَعْش (“the leader of the girls at the bier”), from قَائِد (qāʔid, “leader”) + بَنَات (banāt) plural of بِنْت (bint, “girl”) + نَعْش (naʕš, “bier”). With reference to the mourners at the funeral of Calypso (who became the Great Bear).
Proper noun[edit]
Alkaid
- (astronomy) A star in the constellation of Ursa Major, the easternmost star of the Plough.
Synonyms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic القَائِدُ البَنَاتِ النَعْش (al-qāʔidu l-banāti n-naʕš, literally “the leader of the girls at the bier”).
Proper noun[edit]
Alkaid f
- Alkaid, the third brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Major