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Name Sheliak
Gender Masculine
Usage Astronomy
Pronounced Pron. SHEL-ee-ak (English)
Other Forms FormsShiliaq, Shiliak, Shelyak
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Meaning & History
Derived from Arabic الشلياق (#šiliyāq#) meaning "tortoise". This is the name of the second brightest star in the constellation LYRA. A tortoise shell often formed the body of the lyre, an ancient type of harp; and according to some sources, #sheliak# translates from the Greek as "harp".