Rigel

See also: riġel

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

A corruption of Arabic رِجْل‎ (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name اَلرِّجْل اَلْجَبَّار (ar-rijl al-jabbār, “the foot of the great one”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪdʒəl/
  • Rhymes: -aɪdʒəl

Proper noun

Rigel

  1. (astronomy) A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.

Synonyms
  • Algebar, Elgebar

Translations

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Rigel, a corruption of Arabic رِجْل‎ (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name اَلرِّجْل اَلْجَبَّار (ar-rijl al-jabbār, “the foot of the great one”).

Proper noun

Rigel

  1. a male given name
  2. (astronomy) Rigel; a blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Rigel.

Italian

Etymology

From a corruption of Arabic رِجْل‎ (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name اَلرِّجْل اَلْجَبَّار (ar-rijl al-jabbār, “the foot of the great one”).

Proper noun

Rigel f

  1. Rigel
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