Where does “Markab” come from?
Markab (English) comes from Arabic المَرْكَبُ الفَرَس, from Arabic مَرْكَب — boat, saddle; boat, saddle etc; ship, saddle.
Markab (English): A subgiant, visible as a second-magnitude bluish star in the northern constellation of Pegasus, one of four stars in the asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus, one of the lunar star observed in navigation
Definitions
- A subgiant, visible as a second-magnitude bluish star in the northern constellation of Pegasus, one of four stars in the asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus, one of the lunar star observed in navigation
Ancestry of “Markab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | المَرْكَبُ الفَرَس | the saddle of the horse |
| 2 | Arabic | مَرْكَب | boat, saddle; boat, saddle etc; ship, saddle |