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Alkaid

Alkaid proper noun: a star in the constellation of Ursa Major, the easternmost star of the Plough.

Proper noun

Alkaid

  1. A star in the constellation of Ursa Major, the easternmost star of the Plough.

Alkaid meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Arabic

Alkaid in Hindi

star of the Ursa Major
मरीचि marīci, मरीचि तारा marīci tārā

Alkaid in Urdu

Alkaid; Eta Ursae Majoris
قائد qāid

Alkaid in Arabic

star of the Ursa Major
القائد لبنات النعش alqāʔidu lbanāti naʕš

Synonyms of Alkaid

Origin of Alkaid

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.

Questions about Alkaid

What does Alkaid mean?
Alkaid means a star in the constellation of Ursa Major, the easternmost star of the Plough.
What is Alkaid in Hindi?
Alkaid in Hindi is मरीचि (marīci), मरीचि तारा (marīci tārā). See Alkaid meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Alkaid?
Alkaid is a proper noun.

Words near Alkaid in the dictionary

  1. alkadiyne
  2. alkahest
  3. alkahestic
  4. alkahestical
  5. alkahests
  6. Alkaid
  7. Alkaios
  8. alkakengi
  9. alkakengis
  10. alkalaemia
  11. alkalaemic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Alkaid (page history and authors); قائد (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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