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Alkaid
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alkáid
English
Etymology
en ar ق و د
From en ar القَائِدُ لبَنَاتِ النَعْش the leader of the girls at the bier, from ar قَائِد leader + ar بَنَات plural of ar بِنْت girl + ar نَعْش bier. With reference to the mourners at the funeral of Calypso (who became the Great Bear). en alcaide caid.
Proper noun
en star A star in the constellation of Ursa Major, the easternmost star of the Plough.
Synonyms
en Eta Ursae Majoris
en Benetnash
Descendants
mul Alkaidia Alkaidia 1
Translations
star of the Ursa Major
Arabic: ar القائد لبنات النعش alqāʔidu lbanāti naʕš
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 瑤光 Yáoguāng
Hindi: hi मरीचि m, hi मरीचि तारा m
Italian: it Alkaid f
Polish: pl Alkaid m-in
See also
Italian
it:
Etymology
From it ar القَائِدُ البَنَاتِ النَعْش the leader of the girls at the bier.
Proper noun
f
en Alkaid, the third brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Major
it Stars