Dubhe
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English
Etymology
From the Arabic phrase اَلْظَهْرُ اَلْدُبِّ اَلْأَكْبَر (al-ẓahru l-dubbi l-ʔakbar, “the back of the great bear ”), from ظَهْر (ẓahr, “back”) + دُبّ (dubb, “bear”) + أَكْبَر (ʔakbar, “great”).
Proper noun
Dubhe
- (astronomy) A multiple star in the constellation of Ursa Major and part of the Plough; Alpha (α) Ursae Majoris.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic دُبّ (dubb, “bear”).
Proper noun
Dubhe f
- Dubhe, the second brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Major