Alkaid

From Arabic القَائِدُ البَنَاتِ النَعْش‎ (al-qāʾidu l-banāti n-naʿš, “the leader of the girls at the bier”), from قَائِد‎ (qāʾid, “leader”) + بَنَات‎ (banāt) plural of بِنْت‎ (bint, “girl”) + نَعْش‎ (naʿš, “bier”). With reference to the mourners at the funeral of Calypso (who became the Great Bear).

Alkaid

1. (astronomy) A star in the constellation of Ursa Major, the east-most star of the Plough

• Eta Ursae Majoris
• Benetnash

From Arabic القَائِدُ البَنَاتِ النَعْش‎ (al-qāʾidu l-banāti n-naʿš, literally “the leader of the girls at the bier”).

Alkaid f

1. Alkaid, the third brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Major