Stars with Arabic Names
Merak
المَراقّ
al-marāqq
al-marāqq is the soft part of the belly – the bear's flank. The name kept the Arabic word and lost only the article.
- Meaning in Arabic
- the flank of the bear
- Constellation
- Ursa Major
- Where to see it
- the second pointer to the Pole Star
The path between languagesmarāqq → Merak
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