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- Arabic · derived fromالعَنَاقُ الأَرْض“caracal, desert lynx”
- English todayAlmach
From Arabic العَنَاقُ الأَرْض (al-ʕanāqu l-ʔarḍ, “caracal, desert lynx”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Almach
Today it means: A second-magnitude quadruple star, telescopically visible as an apparent double star composed of an orange bright giant and a fifth-magnitude blue-white triple star, marking the left foot of the chained woman in the northern constellation of Andromeda. Full definition →
Arabic العَنَاقُ الأَرْض