Stars with Arabic Names
Alkaid
القائِد
al-qāʾid
The Arabs saw the bowl of the Dipper as a bier and the handle stars as mourners following it; this star leads them.
- Meaning in Arabic
- the leader
- Constellation
- Ursa Major
- Where to see it
- the end of the Dipper's handle
The path between languagesal-qāʾid → Alkaid
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