الدبران

Arabic

Etymology

From دبران (dabarān, “follower”), from دبر (dábar, “to turn one’s back”)

Proper noun

الدّبَرَان (al-dabaraan) m.

1. An indigenous Arabic name for Alpha Tauri (α Tau), Aldebaran (lit., the Follower).
2. The Arabic 4th lunar mansion.