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Ras Algethi

Ras Algethi proper noun: alpha Herculis, the brightest star in the constellation of Hercules.

Proper noun

Ras Algethi

  1. Alpha Herculis, the brightest star in the constellation of Hercules

Origin of Ras Algethi

Arabic رَأْس اَلْجَاثِي (raʔs al-jāṯī, “the kneeler's head”), from رَأْس (raʔs, “head”) and الجَاثِي (al-jāṯī, “the kneeler, Hercules”).

Questions about Ras Algethi

What does Ras Algethi mean?
Ras Algethi means alpha Herculis, the brightest star in the constellation of Hercules.
What part of speech is Ras Algethi?
Ras Algethi is a proper noun.

Words near Ras Algethi in the dictionary

  1. raræ aves
  2. ras
  3. Ras al Khaimah
  4. Ras al-Khaimah
  5. Ras al-Khayma
  6. Ras Algethi
  7. Ras Dashen
  8. Ras Dejen
  9. ras el hanout
  10. Ras Hafun
  11. ras malai

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