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Ras Algethi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Alpha Herculis, the brightest star in the constellation of Hercules

Word forms

Ras Algethi

Etymology

Arabic رَأْس اَلْجَاثِي (raʔs al-jāṯī, “the kneeler's head”), from رَأْس (raʔs, “head”) and الجَاثِي (al-jāṯī, “the kneeler, Hercules”).

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