Alkaid

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Alkaid

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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.

proper noun

A star in the constellation of Ursa Major, the easternmost star of the Plough.
Similar: Eta Ursae Majoris, Benetnash

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name star of the Ursa Major

中文	瑤光 /瑶光 Yáoguāng
हिन्दी	मरीचि marīci, मरीचि तारा marīci tārā
Italiano	Alkaid
العربية	القائد لبنات النعش alqāʔidu lbanāti naʕš

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@misc{alkaid_2026,
  title = {Alkaid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alkaid},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}