Etymology

Mirfak

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Today it means: Alpha Persei, a yellow supergiant star in the constellation of Perseus. Full definition →

Arabic مِرْفَق
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromمِرْفَق“elbow”
  2. English todayMirfak

From Arabic مِرْفَق (mirfaq, “elbow”).

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