Alkaid en · PROPN
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). Doublet of alcaide and caid.
Meanings
- A star in the constellation of Ursa Major, the easternmost star of the Plough.
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (6)
cmn 瑤光 /瑶光 (star of the Ursa Major) · it Alkaid (star of the Ursa Major) · pl Alkaid (star of the Ursa Major) · hi मरीचि तारा (star of the Ursa Major) · hi मरीचि (star of the Ursa Major) · ar القائد لبنات النعش (star of the Ursa Major)