"Alkaid" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|ق و د}}, {{der|en|ar|القَائِدُ لبَنَاتِ النَعْش||the leader of the girls at the bier}} Arabic القَائِدُ لبَنَاتِ النَعْش (“the leader of the girls at the bier”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Alkaid
  1. (astronomy) A star in the constellation of Ursa Major, the easternmost star of the Plough. Categories (topical): Stars Synonyms: Eta Ursae Majoris, Benetnash
    Sense id: en-Alkaid-en-name-W3clcrLQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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