Arabic al-dabarān (the follower)
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Arabic al-dabarān (“the follower”) is the traditional Arabic name for the bright red giant star Aldebaran, known for appearing to follow the Pleiades cluster across the night sky.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-dabarān | 0 |
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic star name
ⓘ
traditional star name ⓘ |
| appliesTo | the brightest star in Taurus ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pleiades star cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| astronomicalRole | name of a prominent navigation star ⓘ |
| category | Arabic traditional star names ⓘ |
| culturalContext | traditional Arabic astronomy ⓘ |
| etymology | from Arabic الدبران (al-dabarān) ⓘ |
| hasBrightnessAssociation | bright ⓘ |
| hasColorAssociation | red ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Arabic ⓘ |
| meaning | the follower ⓘ |
| nameFor | Aldebaran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForName | appears to follow the Pleiades across the night sky ⓘ |
| refersTo |
a bright red giant star
ⓘ
the star Aldebaran in the constellation Taurus ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aldebaran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pleiades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Arabic celestial navigation
ⓘ
historical star catalogues ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.