الدَّبَرَانُ
Root: دبر
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الدَّبَرَانُ
[The Hyades: or the five chief stars of the Hyades: or the brightest star among them, a of Taurus:] five stars of Taurus, said to be his hump; one of the Mansions of the Moon; [namely, the Fourth;] a certain star, or asterism, between
الثُّرَيَّا [or the Pleiades] and
الجَوْزَآءُ [or Orion], also called
التَّابِعُ and التُّوَيْبِعُ; it follows
الثريّا, and therefore is thus named. [See مَنَازِلُ القَمَرِ, in art. نزل: and see المِجْدَحُ, in art. جدح.]
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