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- Arabic · derived fromثُعْبَان“snake”
- English todayThuban
From Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān, “snake”), the Arabic name for the constellation Alpha Draconis being الثُعْبَان (aṯ-ṯuʕbān).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thuban
Today it means: α Draconis, a white giant star in the constellation Draco which served as the North Star from about 3942 to 1793 BC. Full definition →
Arabic ثُعْبَان