Dubhe

English

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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

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

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic دُبّ (dubb, “bear”).

Proper noun

Dubhe f

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