Adhara
عذارى
From Arabic ʿadhārā, "maidens": the plural of ʿadhrāʾ, "virgin, maiden".
Meaning and origin
Adhara names the second-brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, one of a small cluster that medieval Arab astronomers grouped together as a set of maiden stars.
How to pronounce Adhara
| Arabic | ah-dhah-RAH /ʕaðaːˈraː/ |
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