Megrez

(mēˈgrĕzˌ)

noun
A star in the Big Dipper.

Origin:

Origin: Short for Arabic maġriz aḏ-ḏanab ad-dubb al-’akbar, the root of the tail of the greater bear

Origin: , from maġriz, root

Origin: , from ġaraza, to prick, insert; see ġrz in Semitic roots

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