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eltanin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
eltanin
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An orange giant star, the brightest in the constellation of Draco.

Etymology

From the Arabic رَأْس اَلتِّنِّين (raʔs at-tinnīn, “the dragon’s head”), from رَأْس (raʔs, “head”) + تِنِّين (tinnīn, “dragon”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: رَأْس اَلتِّنِّين

Inflected Forms

Etamin (alternative) Etanim (alternative) Ettanin (alternative)

Synonyms

Gamma Draconis

Questions

What does eltanin mean?
An orange giant star, the brightest in the constellation of Draco.
Where does eltanin come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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