ثريا
العربية
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ثريا¹
Where it comes from
Diminutive of ثَرِيّ (ṯariyy, “many, numerous, abundant”) from the root ث ر و (ṯ r w) meaning "to be great in number or quantity", "to be numerous", "to be abundant", "to possess much"; literally "the little one possessing many" or "the dear abundant one".
proper noun الثُّرَيَّا · aṯ-ṯurayyā
- the Pleiades
- a high place in the sky
ثريا²
Where it comes from
From likening the cluster of lamps to the asterism of the Pleiades.
noun ثُرَيَّا · ṯurayyā · ثُرَيَّان · ثُرَيَّات · الثُّرَيَّا
- chandelier
In English
- chandelier branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling
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