Dubhe

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From the Arabic phrase اَلْظَهْرُ اَلْدُبِّ اَلْأَكْبَر (al-ẓahru l-dubbi l-ʔakbar, the back of the great bear [i.e. Ursa Major]), from ظَهْر (ẓahr, back) + دُبّ (dubb, bear) + أَكْبَر (ʔakbar, great).

Proper noun[edit]

Dubhe

  1. (astronomy) A multiple star in the constellation of Ursa Major and part of the Plough; Alpha (α) Ursae Majoris.

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Arabic دُبّ (dubb, bear).

Proper noun[edit]

Dubhe f

  1. Dubhe, the second brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Major