ثعبان

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See also: تعبان

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ث ع ب (ṯ-ʕ-b).

Pronunciation

Noun

ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbānm or f (plural ثَعَابِين (ṯaʕābīn))

  1. snake
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 26:32:
      فَأَلْقَى عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُبِينٌ
      faʔalqā ʕaṣāhu faʔiḏā hiya ṯuʕbānun mubīnun
      Then he flung down his staff and it became a bare serpent
  2. (astronomy) (normally الثُعْبَان (aṯ-ṯuʕbān)) Alpha Draconis

Declension