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Complete Definition of "Alkaid"

English
Etymology
From Ar. ARchar|القائد البنات النعش (al-qā’id al-banāt an-na‘sh) ‘the leader of the girls at the bier’, from ARchar|قائد ‘leader’ + ARchar|بنات plural of ARchar|بنت ‘girl’ + ARchar|نعش ‘bier’. With reference to the mourners at the funeral of Calypso (who became the Great Bear).

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. star A star in the constellation of Ursa Major, the east-most star of the Plough

Synonyms
Eta Ursae Majoris
Benetnash

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