Al Thurayya

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Al Thurayya

Rdfs:label	Al-Thurayya^[1]
Rdfs:label	al-Thurayya^[1]
Etymologically Connected to	the profuse^[1]
Etymologically Connected to	the many^[1]
Carries Connotation of	luminosity^[1]
Carries Connotation of	richness^[1]
Rdf:type	Asterism^[1]
Rdf:type	Astronomical Term^[1]
Is Etymological Origin of	Parvin^[2]
Is Etymological Origin of	Soraya^[2]
Usage Context	Islamic Astronomy^[1]
Usage Context	Poetry^[1]
Begins Calendar	Anwa Calendar^[1]
Same As	Pleiades^[1]

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Al Thurayya has 41 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 2 references, with 6 live disagreements.

41 facts·31 predicates·2 sources·6 in dispute

Mostly:rdfs:label(3), carries connotation of(3), is etymological origin of(3)

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Al-Thurayya^[1]sourceall time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic
al-Thurayya^[1]sourceall time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic
al-Thurayya^[2]sourceall time · Pleiades Folklore Pan Cultural Overview

Etymologically Connected toin dispute`etymologicallyConnectedTo`

the profuse^[1]sourceall time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic
the many^[1]sourceall time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic

Carries Connotation ofin dispute`carriesConnotationOf`

luminosity^[1]sourceall time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic
richness^[1]sourceall time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic
abundance^[1]sourceall time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic

Rdf:typein dispute`rdf:type`

Asterism^[1]all time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic
Astronomical Term^[1]all time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic

Is Etymological Origin ofin dispute`isEtymologicalOriginOf`

Parvin^[2]all time · Pleiades Folklore Pan Cultural Overview
Soraya^[2]all time · Pleiades Folklore Pan Cultural Overview
Ulker^[2]all time · Pleiades Folklore Pan Cultural Overview

Usage Contextin dispute`usageContext`

Islamic Astronomy^[1]sourceall time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic
Poetry^[1]sourceall time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic
Pre Islamic Astronomy^[1]all time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic

Begins Calendar`beginsCalendar`

Anwa Calendar^[1]sourceall time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic

Same As`sameAs`

Pleiades^[1]all time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic

Status`status`

asterism par excellence^[1]sourceall time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic

Has Alternative Name`hasAlternativeName`

al-Najm^[1]all time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic

Also Called`alsoCalled`

the Star^[1]all time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic

Attested Since`attestedSince`

pre-Islamic times^[1]all time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic

Inbound mentions (10)

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`hasArabicName`Has Arabic Name(2)

Pleiadesex:pleiades
Pleiadesex:pleiades

`celebrates`Celebrates(1)

Arabic Astronomical Traditionex:arabic-astronomical-tradition

`describesSubject`Describes Subject(1)

Source Documentex:source-document

`follows`Follows(1)

Aldebaranex:aldebaran

`isVariantOf`Is Variant of(1)

Sorayaex:soraya

`pursues`Pursues(1)

Aldebaranex:aldebaran

`sameAs`Same As(1)

The Pleiadesex:the-pleiades

`startedBy`Started by(1)

Anwa Calendarex:anwa-calendar

`topic`Topic(1)

Al Thurayya Excerpt 4ex:al-thurayya-excerpt-4

Other facts (19)

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19 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Located in	Sky	[1]
Visual Appearance	glittering knot	[1]
Has Grammatical Gender	feminine	[1]
Is Celebrated in	Arabic Astronomical Tradition	[1]
Has Alternative Spelling	الثريya	[1]
Has Name in Language	Arabic Language	[1]
Is Arabic Name for	Pleiades	[1]
Pursued by	Aldebaran	[2]
Symbolizes in Poetry	Unreachable Beloved	[2]
Initiates Calendar System	Anwa System	[2]
Also Known As	Al Najm	[2]
Status in Astronomy	pre-eminent star cluster	[2]
Has Arabic Script	الثريا	[2]
Refers to	Pleiades	[1]
Meaning	the abundant/profuse one	[1]
Language	Arabic Language	[1]
Survival Status	false	[1]
Survived in Terminology	European Astronomical Terminology	[1]
Is Arabic Name of	Pleiades	[1]

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the Star

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alsoKnownAsastronomy/pleiades-folklore-pan-cultural-overview

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attestedSincearabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

pre-Islamic times

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ex:anwa-calendar

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carriesConnotationOfarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

luminosity

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carriesConnotationOfarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

richness

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carriesConnotationOfarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

abundance

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the profuse

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the many

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hasAlternativeNamearabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

al-Najm

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الثريya

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hasArabicScriptastronomy/pleiades-folklore-pan-cultural-overview

الثريا

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hasGrammaticalGenderarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

feminine

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ex:pleiades

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ex:pleiades

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isCelebratedInarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

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isEtymologicalOriginOfastronomy/pleiades-folklore-pan-cultural-overview

ex:parvin

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isEtymologicalOriginOfastronomy/pleiades-folklore-pan-cultural-overview

ex:soraya

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isEtymologicalOriginOfastronomy/pleiades-folklore-pan-cultural-overview

ex:ulker

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languagearabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

ex:arabic-language

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locatedInarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

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meaningarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

the abundant/profuse one

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pursuedByastronomy/pleiades-folklore-pan-cultural-overview

ex:aldebaran

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labelarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

Al-Thurayya

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labelarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

al-Thurayya

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labelastronomy/pleiades-folklore-pan-cultural-overview

al-Thurayya

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typearabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

ex:Asterism

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typearabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

ex:AstronomicalTerm

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refersToarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

ex:pleiades

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sameAsarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

ex:pleiades

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statusarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

asterism par excellence

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statusInAstronomyastronomy/pleiades-folklore-pan-cultural-overview

pre-eminent star cluster

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survivalStatusarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

false

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survivedInTerminologyarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

ex:european-astronomical-terminology

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symbolizesInPoetryastronomy/pleiades-folklore-pan-cultural-overview

ex:unreachable-beloved

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usageContextarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

ex:islamic-astronomy

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usageContextarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

ex:poetry

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usageContextarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

ex:pre-islamic-astronomy

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visualAppearancearabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

glittering knot

References (2)

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  [Source: Al-Thurayya (الثريا) — The Pleiades in Arabic and Islamic Astronomy — tradition: arabic; era: pre-Islamic (~600 BC) through Islamic classical period (8th–13th century CE). Excerpt 2/4. Provenance: http://onesky.arizona.edu/2015/12/…
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  [Source: Al-Thurayya (الثريا) — The Pleiades in Arabic and Islamic Astronomy — tradition: arabic; era: pre-Islamic (~600 BC) through Islamic classical period (8th–13th century CE). Excerpt 1/4. Provenance: http://onesky.arizona.edu/2015/12/…
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  [Source: Al-Thurayya (الثريا) — The Pleiades in Arabic and Islamic Astronomy — tradition: arabic; era: pre-Islamic (~600 BC) through Islamic classical period (8th–13th century CE). Excerpt 3/4. Provenance: http://onesky.arizona.edu/2015/12/…
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  [Source: Al-Thurayya (الثريا) — The Pleiades in Arabic and Islamic Astronomy — tradition: arabic; era: pre-Islamic (~600 BC) through Islamic classical period (8th–13th century CE). Excerpt 4/4. Provenance: http://onesky.arizona.edu/2015/12/…
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  [Source: Pleiades in Folklore and Literature — Pan-Cultural Overview — tradition: astronomy; era: global; prehistoric through modern. Excerpt 5/5. Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades_in_folklore_and_literature] [This excerpt …
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