Etymology

Alioth

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Today it means: Epsilon Ursae Majoris, the brightest star in Ursa Major. Full definition →

Arabic أَلْيَة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromأَلْيَة
  2. English todayAlioth

Borrowed from Arabic أَلْيَة (ʔalya), a name referring to the fat tail of a sheep.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.