Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thuban

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thuban
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

α Draconis, a white giant star in the constellation Draco which served as the North Star from about 3942 to 1793 BC.

Etymology

From Arabic ثُعْبَان (ṯuʕbān, “snake”), the Arabic name for the constellation Alpha Draconis being الثُعْبَان (aṯ-ṯuʕbān).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: ثُعْبَان, ث ع ب

Questions

What does thuban mean?: α Draconis, a white giant star in the constellation Draco which served as the North Star from about 3942 to 1793 BC.
Where does thuban come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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