Plough Haft barâdarân (#), haftowrang (#) Fr.: Grand Chariot, Grande Ourse The British name of a group of seven stars (→ asterism) lying inside the Northern constellation → Ursa Major. Same as → Big Dipper. M. E. plough, plouw, from O.E. ploh, plog "plow, plowland." Haft barâdarân "the seven brothers," from haft "seven"
(Mid.Pers. haft, Av. hapta, cf. Skt. sapta, Gk. hepta,
L. septem, P.Gmc. *sebun, Du. zeven, O.H.G. sibun,
Ger. sieben, E. seven; PIE *septm)
+ barâdarân, plural of barâdar "brother"
(Mid.Pers. brad, bardar, O.Pers./Av. brātar-, cf. Skt. bhrátar-,
Gk. phrater, L. frater, P.Gmc. *brothar;
PIE base *bhrater- "brother"). |