noun
Origin: ML < Ar (ar nasr) al wāqiʿ, the falling (vulture)
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Medieval Latin
Origin: , from Arabic (an-nasr) al-wāqi‘, the falling (eagle), Vega
Origin: : al-, the
Origin: + wāqi‘, falling
Origin: , active participle of waqa‘a, to fall; see wqע in Semitic roots
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