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- Arabic · derived fromكَفّ“palm (of the hand)”
- English todayCaph
From Arabic كَفّ (kaff, “palm (of the hand)”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A Delta-Scuti variable giant, visible as a second-magnitude white star in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, a part of the constellation's prominent W asterism. Full definition →
From Arabic كَفّ (kaff, “palm (of the hand)”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.