Deneb

English

Etymology

From Arabic ذَنَب الدَجَاجَة‎ (ḏanab ad-dajāja, “hen's tail”), from ذَنَب‎ (ḏanab, “tail”) + دَجَاجَة‎ (dajāja, “hen”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛnɛb/

Proper noun

Deneb

(astronomy) A blue giant star in the constellation Cygnus; Alpha (α) Cygni. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle. Deneb is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and one of the most luminous stars known.

Translations

blue giant in Cygnus

Arabic: ذَنَب ﭐَلْدَجَاجَ‎‎ m (ḏanab al-dajāja)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 天津四 (tin¹ zeon¹ sei³)

Mandarin: 天津四 (Tiānjīnsì)
Finnish: Deneb
French: Deneb (fr)

German: Deneb
Japanese: デネブ (ja) (Denebu)
Maori: Whetū-kaupō, Kaipō, Whetūkaupō
Russian: Денеб (Deneb)
Spanish: Deneb m

Anagrams

Bende, Deben

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic ذَنَب‎ (ḏanab, “tail”).

Proper noun

Deneb f

Deneb

Spanish

Proper noun

Deneb m

(astronomy) Deneb (blue giant in Cygnus)

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