Alnilam

The English word “Alnilam” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

A large blue star in the constellation of Orion; Epsilon (ε) Orionis, one of the three stars that form Orion's Belt.

From Arabic اَلنِّظَام (an-niẓām), related to the word نَظْم (naẓm, “string of pearls”).

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