List of Arabic star names

This is a list of Arabic star names. In Western astronomy, most of the accepted star names are Arabic, a few are Greek and some are of unknown origin. Typically only bright stars have names.[1]

## History of Arabic star names[edit]

Further information: History of the constellations, Medieval Islamic astronomy, and Book of Fixed Stars

Very old star names originated among people who lived in the Arabian Peninsula more than a thousand years ago, after the rise of Islam.[2] However, some Arabic language star names sprang up later in history, as translations of ancient Greek language descriptions.

The astronomer Claudius Ptolemy in his Almagest (2nd century) tabulated the celestial position and brightness (visual magnitude) of 1,025 stars. Ptolemy's book was translated into Arabic in the 8th and 9th centuries and became famous in Europe as a 12th-century Latin translation. Many of the Arabic-language star descriptions in the Almagest came to be widely used as names for stars.

Ptolemy used a strategy of "figure reference" to identify stars according to their position within a familiar constellation or asterism (e.g., "in the right shoulder of The Hunter"). Muslim astronomers adopted some of these as proper names for stars, and added names from traditional Arabic star lore, which they recorded in various Zij treatises. The most notable of these is the Book of Fixed Stars written by the Muslim astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (known as Azophi in the West), who thoroughly illustrated all the stars known to him along with their observations, descriptions, positions, magnitudes, brightness, and color.

In Europe, during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, many ancient star names were copied or translated incorrectly by various writers, some of whom did not know the Arabic language very well. As a result, the history of a star's name can be complicated.[3]

In 2016, the IAU designated official star names to resolve the difficulty of using different naming systems.[4] Many stars were given the commonly used Arabic name.

## A[edit]

Common name | Arabic name (transliteration) | Meaning | Arabic name | Arabic name (vowels) | Scientific star name

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Acamar | Ākhiru-n-Nahr | the River's or Stream's End/ Tail/ Edge/ Border  | آخر النهر  | آخِرُ ٱلْنََهْر  | Theta Eridani
Achernar | Ākhiru-n-Nahr | the River's or Stream's End/ Tail/ Edge/ Border  | آخر النهر  | آخِرُ ٱلْنََهْر  | Alpha Eridani
Acrab | ʽAqrab | the Scorpion  | عقرب  | عَقْرَب  | Beta Scorpii
Acubens | ʼaz-Zubānā | the Claw/ Dart/ Sting  | الزبانى  | الْزُّبَانَى  | Alpha Cancri
Adhafera | aḍ-Ḍafiyrah/ | the Braid/ Curl/ Strand (of the lion's mane)  | الضفيرة  | الْضَّفِيرَة  | Zeta Leonis
Adhara | al-ʽAdhārā | the Virgin/ Nymph  | العذارى  | الْعَذَارَى
Adhil | adh-Dhayl | the Tail/ Annex  | الذيل  | الْذَيْل  | Xi Andromedae
Adib | adh-Dhiʼb | the Wolf  | الذئب  | الْذِّئْب  | Alpha Draconis, "Thuban"
Ain | ʽAyn | the Eye (of the bull)  | عين  | عَيْن  | Epsilon Tauri
Aladfar | al-ʼUẓfūr | the Talons (of the Swooping Eagle)  | الأظفر  | أُظْفُور  | Eta Lyrae
Alawaid | al-ʽAwāʼidh | the Protecting Mother Camels; the Old Camels; "the Four"  | الربع, العوائذ  | الْرُّبَع, الْعَوَائِذ  | Gamma Draconis, Xi Draconis, Nu Draconis, Beta Draconis
| al-ʽAwwād | the Lutanist/ Lute Player  | العواد  | الْعَوَّاد
Albali | al-Bāliʽ | the Swallower  | البالع  | البَالِع  | Epsilon Aquarii
Alchibah | al-Khibāʼ | the Tent[failed verification] | الخباء  | الخِبَاء  | Alpha Corvi
Alcor | al-Khawwār | the Faint One  | الخوار  | الخَوَّار
Aldebaran | ad-Dabarān | the Follower (of the Pleiades)  | الدبران  | اَلدَّبَرَان  | Alpha Tauri
Alderamin | adh-Dhirāʽu l-Yamīn | the Right Arm (of Cepheus)  | الذراع اليمين  | الذّراع اليَمِين  | Alpha Cephei
Aldhibah | ʼaḍ-Ḍibaāʽ [Adh-Dhibaaʽ], ʼaḍ-Ḍibāʽ [Adh-Dhibaaʽe]  | the Hyenas  | الضباع  | الْضِّبَاع  | Zeta Draconis
Aldhibain | ʼadh-Dhiʼbayn [Adzh-Dzhi'bayn/ Adzh-Dzhi'ebayn]  | the Two Hyenas/ Wolves  | الذئبين  | الْذِّئْبَيْن  | Zeta Draconis (Aldhibah), Eta Draconis
Aldulfin | Al Dhanab al Dulfīm | the Dolphin's Tail  | الذنب الدلفين  | الذَّنَبُ الدُّلْفِين  | Epsilon Delphini
Alfirk | al-Firqah | the Flock of sheep  | الفرقة  | الفِرْقَة  | Beta Cephei
Algebar | (Rijl) ul-Jabbār | (Foot of) the Giant  | رجل الجبار  | رَجْلَ الجَبَّار  | Beta Orionis, "Rigel"
Algedi | al-Jady | the Goat | الجدي  | الجَدْي  | Alpha2 Capricorni
Algenib | al-Janb | the Flank (of Pegasus)  | الجنب  | الجَنْب  | Gamma Pegasi
Algieba | al-Jab'hah | the Forehead (of the Lion)  | الجبهة  | الجَبْهَة  | Gamma Leonis
Algol | (Ra'as) al-Ghūl | (Head of) the Ghoul  | رأس الغول  | رَأسَ الغُول  | Beta Persei, the "Demon Star"
Algorab | al-Ghurāb | the Crow | الغراب  | الغُرَاب  | Delta Corvi
Alhena | al-Hanʽah | the Brand (on the neck of the camel)  | الهنعة  | الهَنْعَة  | Gamma Geminorum, "Almeisan"
Alioth | Al-Jawn | The black horse "John"  | الجون  | الجَوْن  | Epsilon Ursae Majoris
Alkaid | al-Qā'id (banāt naʽash) | the Leader (of the mourning maidens)  | القائد بنات نعش  | القائِد بَنات نَعْش  | Eta Ursae Majoris
Alkes | al-Ka's | the Cup  | الكأس  | الکَأْس  | Alpha Crateris
Almak, Almach | ʼal-ʽAnāqi ʼl-Arḍ [Al-ʽAnaaqi 'l-Ardh]  | the Caracal, Desert Lynx; "She-kid, She-Goat of the land"  | عناق الأرض  | عَنَاقِ ٱلْأَرْض  | Gamma Andromedae
Almeisan | al-Maysān | the Shining one  | الميسان  | المَيْسَان  | Gamma Geminorum, "Alhena"
Alnair | an-Nayyir | the Bright one  | النير  | النّيّر  | Alpha Gruis
Alnasl | an-Naşl | the Blade  | النصل  | النَّصْل  | Gamma² Sagittarii
Alnilam | an-Niżm | the String of Pearls  | النظم  | النَّظْم  | Epsilon Orionis
Alnitak | an-Niṭāq | the Girdle (Orion's Belt)  | النطاق  | النِّطَاق  | Zeta Orionis
Alphard | al-Fard | the Solitary one  | الفرد  | الفَرْد  | Alpha Hydrae
Alphecca | (Nayyir) al-Fakkah | (the Bright one of) the Broken (Ring)  | نير الفكة  | نَيِّر الفَکَّة  | Alpha Coronae Borealis
Alpheratz | (Surrat) al-Faras | (Navel of) the Mare  | سرة الفرس  | سُرَّة الفَرَس  | Alpha Andromedae
Alruba'  | al-Rubaʽ | "the foal"  | الربع  | الرُّبع  | HD 161693, HR 6618
Alrescha | ar-Rishā' | the Well-Rope  | الرشاء  | الرِّشَاء  | Alpha Piscium
Alsafi | aṣ-Ṣaāfiyy  [Asw-Swaafiyy], aṣ-Ṣāfiyy [As-Ssaafiyy] | the Tripods  | الصافيّ  | الْصَّافِيّ  | Sigma Draconis
Alsuhail | Suhayl | Glorious  | سهيل  | سّهَيْل  | any of: Canopus, Velorum, or Lambda Velorum
Altair | (an-Nisr) uṭ-Ṭāʼir | the Flying (Eagle)  | النسر الطائر  | النَّسْر الطَّائِر  | Alpha Aquilae
Altais | at-Tays | the Goat  | التيس  | التَّيْس  | Delta Draconis
Alterf | aṭ-Ṭarf | the View (of the Lion)  | الطرف  | الطَّرْف  | Lambda Leonis
Aludra | al-ʽUdhrah | Virginity  | العذرة  | العُذْرَة  | Eta Canis Majoris
Alula Australis, Alula Borealis | (al-Qafzat) ul-Ūla' | the First (Leap)  | القفزة الأولى  |  | Xi Ursae Majoris and Nu Ursae Majoris
Alya | al-Alyah | the fatty Tail of a sheep | الألية  |  | Theta Serpentis
Alsephina | Al-Safinah | the ship  | السفينة  |  | Delta Velorum
Angetenar | ʽArjat un-Nahr | Curve of the River | عرجة النهر  |  | Tau² Eridani
Ankaa | al-ʽAnqā' | Anqa, Phoenix  | العنقاء  |  | Alpha Phoenicis
Arkab | al-ʽArqūb | the Hamstring  | العرقوب  |  | Beta Sagittarii
Arneb | al-Arnab | the Hare  | الأرنب  |  | Alpha Leporis
Arrakis | ʼar-Rāqiṣ [Ar-Raaqis, Ar-Raaqiss]  | the Dancer; Trotting Camel  | الراقص  | الْرَّاقِص  | Arrakis
Asuja (improperly spelt Asuia)  | ʼash-Shujaāʽ [Ash-Shujaaʽ], ʼash-Shujāʽ [Ash-Shujaaʽe]  | the Hydra/ Sea-Serpent  | الشجاع  | الْشُّجَاع  | Beta Draconis
Atik | al-ʽĀtiq ath-Thurayyā | the Shoulder (of Perseus)  |  | عَاتِق الثّريّا  | Omicron Persei
Auva | al-ʽAwwā' | the Barking (Dog)  | العواء  | الْعَوَّاء  | Delta Virginis, "Minelauva"
Azfar Adib | ʼAẓfaāru ʼdh-Dhiʼb [Azw·faru ʼdh-Dhiʼb], ʼAẓfaāru ʼdh-Dhiʼb [Azz·faru ʼdh-Dhiʼb]  | the Wolf's Nails/ Fingerprints  | أظفار الذئب  | أَظْفَارُ ٱلْذِّئْب  | Azfar Adib
Azha | Āshiyānah (Persian: آشیانه Āshyāneh) | (Ostrich) Nest  | اشیانه  | أَشیانَة  | Eta Eridani

### Star Groups[edit]

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Adhara | al-ʽAdhāriy | the Virgins/ Nymphs  | الْعَذَارِي  | ʼAwwalu-l-ʽAdhāriy | First of the Virgins/ Nymphs  | أَوَّلُ ٱلْعَذَارِي  | Epsilon Canis Majoris
Adhara | al-ʽAdhāriy | the Virgins/ Nymphs  | الْعَذَارِي  | Thāniyu-l-ʽAdhāriy | Second of the Virgins/ Nymphs  | ثَانِيُ ٱلْعَذَارِي  | Omicron² Canis Majoris

In Arabic astronomy, Draco was divided into three parts:

1. Alawaid, the first part and the main body of Draco, also called الْرُّبَع ar-Rubaʽ.
2. Arrakis
3. Azfar Adib

## B[edit]

Common name | Arabic name (transliteration) | Meaning | Arabic name | Scientific star name

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Baham | Sa'ad ul-Biham | Luck of the Young Beasts | سعد البهام  | Theta Pegasi
Baten Kaitos | Baṭni Qayṭus | Belly of Cetus | بطن قيطوس  | Zeta Ceti
Beid | Bayḍ | Eggs | بيض  | Omicron¹ Eridani
Benetnash | Banāt un-Naʿash | Daughters of the bier | بنات النعش  | Eta Ursae Majoris

see also Alkaid

Betelgeuse | yad ul-Jawzā' | hand of the Central One | يد الجوزاء  | Alpha Orionis
Botein | al-Buṭayn | the Belly (of the ram) | بطين  | Delta Arietis

## C[edit]

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Caph | al-Kaff ul-Khaḍib | the Palm (reaching from the Pleiades) | الكـــف الخضيب  | Beta Cassiopeiae
Celbalrai | Kalb ur-Rāʿī | the Shepherd's Dog | كلب الراعي  | Beta Ophiuchi
Chort | al-Kharat | the Rib | الخرت  | Theta Leonis
Cursa | Kursiyy al-Jauzah | the Chair or Footstool (of Orion) | الكرسيّ  | Beta Eridani

## D[edit]

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Dabih | Saʿad udh-Dhābiḥ | the lucky star of the Slaughterer | سّعد الذّابح  | Beta Capricorni
Deneb | Dhanab ud-Dajājah | Tail of the hen | ذنب الدجاجة  | alpha Cygni
Deneb Algedi | Dhanab ul-Jady | Tail of the goat | ذنب الجدي  | Delta Capricorni
Deneb Dulfim | Dhanab ud-Dulfīn | Tail of the Dolphin | ذنب الدّلفين  | Epsilon Delphini
Deneb Kaitos | Dhanab ul-Qayṭus (ul-Janūbīyy) | (Southern) Tail of Cetus | ذنب قيطوس الجنوبي  | Beta Ceti

see also Diphda

Denebola | Dhanab ul-Asad | Tail of the lion | ذنب الاسد  | Beta Leonis
Diphda | aḍ-Ḍifdaʿ ath-Thānī | the (second) Frog | الضّفدع الثاني  | Beta Ceti
Dschubba | al-Jab'hah | the Forehead (of the scorpion) | الجبهة  | Delta Scorpii
Dubhe | Kāhil ud-Dubb | (the back of) the Bear | كاهل الدّب  | Alpha Ursae Majoris
Dziban | adh-Dhi'ban | the Two Wolves or Jackals | الذئبان  | Psi Draconis

## E[edit]

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Edasich | adh-Dhikh | the Hyena | الذّيخ  | Iota Draconis
El Nath | an-Naṭḥ | the butting (of the bull's horns) | النطح  | Beta Tauri
Eltanin/ Etamin/ Etanin (properly: Raseltinnin) | at-Tinnin | the Great Serpent | التنين  | Gamma Draconis
Enif | al-Anf | the Nose (of Pegasus) | الأنف  | Epsilon Pegasi
Errai | ar-Rāʿī | the Shepherd | الراعي  | Gamma Cephei

## F[edit]

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Fomalhaut | Fum al-Ḥūt | Mouth of the Whale | فم الحوت  | Alpha Piscis Austrini
Furud | al-Furud | the bright Single ones (but see that article) | الفرد  | Zeta Canis Majoris

## G[edit]

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Gienah | al-Janāḥ | the Wing | الجناح  | refers to two stars:

* Gamma Corvi aka Gienah Corvi, in Corvus
* Epsilon Cygni aka Gienah Cygni, in Cygnus

Gomeisa | al-Ghumaişā' | the Bleary-eyed one | الغميصاء  | Beta Canis Minoris

## H[edit]

Common name | Arabic name (transliteration) | Meaning | Arabic name | Scientific star name

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Hadar | Ḥaḍār | Settlement | حضار  | Beta Centauri
Hamal | Rā's al-Ḥamal | (head of) the Ram | رأس الحمل  | Alpha Arietis
Heka | al-Haqʿah | the White Spot | الهقعة  | Lambda Orionis

see also Meissa

Homam | Saʿad al-Humām | the Lucky star of the High-minded | سعد الهمام  | Zeta Pegasi

## I[edit]

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Iklil | Iklīl al Jabhah | The Crown of the Forehead | إكليل الجبهة  | Rho Scorpii
Izar | Al-Izar | The girdle, or, The loin-cloth | الإزار  | Epsilon Boötis

## J[edit]

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Jabbah | al-Jab'hah | the Forehead (of the scorpion) | الجبهة  | Nu Scorpii

## K[edit]

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Kalb | Kaʿab Dhiy l-ʿInān | the Shoulder of the Rein-holder | كعب ذي العنان  | Iota Aurigae

also named Hassaleh

Kaffaljidhma | al-Kaff al-Jadhmā' | the Cut-short Hand | الكف الجذماء  | Gamma Ceti
Kaus Australis, Kaus Media, Kaus Borealis | al-Qaws | the Bow | القوس  | Epsilon Sagittarii

Delta Sagittarii

Lambda Sagittarii

Keid | al-Qaiḍ | the (broken egg) Shells | القيض  | Omicron² Eridani
Kitalpha | Qiṭʿat al-Faras | Part of the Horse | قطعة الفرس  | Alpha Equulei
Kochab | al-Kawkab | the Star | كوكب  | Beta Ursae Minoris
Kurhah | al-Qurḥah | the Blaze on a horse's brow | القرحة  | Xi Cephei

## L[edit]

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Lesath | al-Lasʿah | The sting | اللسعة  | Upsilon Scorpii
Luh-Denebola / Denebola | Dhanab al-Asad/al-Layth | the lion's tail | ذنب الاسد/الليث  | Beta Leonis

## M[edit]

Arab-Latinized star name | Arabic name (transliteration) | Meaning  | Arabic name  | Arabic name

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Maasym | al-Miʿasam uth-Thurayyā | the Wrist (of Hercules) | معصم الثّريّا  |  | Lambda Herculis
Maaz | al-Māʿaz | the he-Goat | المعز  |  | Epsilon Aurigae
Mankib | Mankib (ul-Faras) | the Shoulder (of the Horse) | منكب الفرس  |  | Alpha Pegasi
Marfik | al-Mirfaq | the Elbow | المرفق  |  | Lambda Ophiuchi
Markab | Markab (ul-Faras) | the Saddle (of the Horse) | مركب الفرس  |  | Alpha Pegasi
Markeb | Markab | Something to Ride | مركب  |  | Kappa Velorum
Matar | al-Saʿad ul-Maṭar | the lucky star of Rain | سعد مطر  |  | Eta Pegasi
Mebsuta | adh-Dhirāʿu l-Mabsūṭah | the Outstretched (Paw) | الذّراع المبسوطه  |  | Epsilon Geminorum
Megrez | al-Maghriz | the Base of the bear's tail | مغرز  |  | Delta Ursae Majoris
Meissa | al-Maysān | the Shining one | الميسان  |  | Lambda Orionis
Mekbuda | adh-Dhirāʿu l-Maqbūḍah | the Folded (Arm) | الذّراع المقبوضة  |  | Zeta Geminorum
Meleph | Al Ma᾽laf | the Stall |  |  | Epsilon Cancri
Menkalinan | Mankib Dhiyi l-ʿInān | Shoulder of the Rein-holder | منكب ذي العنان  |  | Beta Aurigae
Menkar | al-Minkhar | the Nostril | المنخر  |  | Alpha Ceti
Menkent | Mankib ul-Qanṭūris | the Shoulder of the Centaur | منكب قنطورس  |  | Theta Centauri
Menkib | Al-Mankib uth-Thurayyā | "The shoulder" of the Pleiades | منكب الثّريّا  |
Merak | ʼal-Marāqq

[Al-Maraaqq]

| the Loins (of the bear) | المراقّ  | الْمِرَاقّ  | Beta Ursae Majoris
Mintaka | al-Minṭaqah | the Belt (of Orion) | المنطقة  |  | Delta Orionis
Mirach | ʼal-Marāqq | the Loins/ Loinclotht  | المراقّ  | الْمِرَاقّ  | Beta Andromedae
Mirak | ʼal-Marāqq | the Loin-cloth | المراقّ  | الْمِرَاقّ  | Epsilon Boötis
Mirfak | al-Mirfaq uth-Thurayyā | the Elbow | مرفق الثّريّا  |  | Alpha Persei
Mizar | al-Mi'zar | the Apron | المئزر  |  | Zeta Ursae Majoris
Mothallah | Ra'as ul-Muthallath | (Head of) the Triangle | الرعس المثلث  |  | Alpha Trianguli
Muhlifain | ʼal-Muḥlifayn

[Al-MuḤlifayn]

|  | محلفين  | مُحْلِفَيْن  | Gamma Centauri
Muliphein | ʼal-Muḥlifayn

[Al-MuḤlifayn]

|  | محلفين  | مُحْلِفَيْن  | Gamma Canis Majoris
Muphrid | Mufrid ur-Rāmiḥ | the Solitary one of the Lancer | المفرد الرامح  |  | Eta Boötis
Murzim/ Mirzam | ʼal-Murzim/ ʼal-Mirzam | the Herald | المرزم  | الْمُرْزِم \الْمِرْزَم  | Beta Canis Majoris

## N[edit]

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Nashira | Saʿad Nāshirah | Lucky star of Nashirah | سعد ناشرة  | Gamma Capricorni
Nekkar | al-Baqqār | the Cattleman | البقار  | Beta Boötis
Nihal | an-Nihāl | (camels) Quenching their thirst | النهال  | Beta Leporis
Nusakan | an-Nasaqān | The two arrays | النسقان  | Beta Coronae Borealis
Nushaba / Alnasl | Zujji n-Nashshāba [Zujji n-Nashāba?] / an-Naşl | the Arrowhead | زُجِّ النشابة / النصل  | Gamma Sagittarii

## O[edit]

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Okda | al-ʿUqdah | the Knot | العقدة  | Alpha Piscium

## P[edit]

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Phact | (al-)Fākhitah | the Dove | فاخثة  | Alpha Columbae
Phad | (al-)Fakhidh | the Thigh | فخذ  | Gamma Ursae Majoris
Pherkad | (al-)Farqad | the Calf | فرقد  | Gamma Ursae Minoris

## R[edit]

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Rasalased | Ra'as ul-Assad | Head of the lion | رأس الأسد  | Epsilon Leonis
Rasalgethi | Ra'as ul-Jathī | Head of the Kneeler | رأس الجاثي  | Alpha Herculis
Rasalhague | Ra'as ul-Ḥawwā' | Head of the Snake-man | رأس الحوّاء  | Alpha Ophiuchi
Rastaban | Ra'as uth-Thuʿabān | Head of the Snake | رأس الثعبان  | Beta Draconis
Rigel | Rijl ul-Jabbār | Foot of the Giant | رجل الجبّار  | Beta Orionis

see also Algebar

Rigilkent | Rijl ul-Qanṭūris | Foot of the Centaur | رجل القنطورس  | Alpha Centauri
Risha | ar-Rishā' | the Well-Rope | الرشاء  | Alpha Piscium
Rukbah | ar-Rukbah | the Knee | الركبة  | Delta Cassiopeiae
Rukbat | Rukbat ur-Rāmī | Knee of the archer | ركبة الرامي  | Alpha Sagittarii

## S[edit]

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Sabik | as-Sābiq | the Preceding | السابق  | Eta Ophiuchi
Sadachbia | Saʿad ul-Akhbiyyah | Lucky star of the Tents | سعد الاخبية  | Gamma Aquarii
Sadalbari | Saʿad ul-Bāriʿ | Lucky star of the Splendid one | سعد البارع  | Mu Pegasi
Sadalmelik | Saʿad ul-Malik | Lucky star of the King | سعد الملك  | Alpha Aquarii
Sadalsuud | Saʿad us-Suʿūd | Luck of Lucks | سعد السعود  | Beta Aquarii
Sadr | aṣ-Ṣadr | the Breast (of the hen) | الصدر  | Gamma Cygni
Saiph | as-Sayf | the Sword (of Orion) | السيف  | Kappa Orionis
Scheat | as-Sāʿid | the Shoulder | الساعد  | Beta Pegasi
Shaula | ash-Shawlāh | the Raised (tail of the scorpion) | الشولة  | Lambda Scorpii
Shedir | as-Ṣadr | the Breast | الصدر  | Alpha Cassiopeiae
Sheliak | ash-Shiliyāq | Lyra | الشلياق  | Beta Lyrae
Sheratan | ash-Sharāṭān | the Two Signs | الشرطان  | Beta Arietis
Sirrah | Surratu l-Faras | Navel (of the Mare) | سُرَّة الفرس  | Alpha Andromedae
Skat | as-Sāq (or Shi'at) | the Leg (or the Wish) | الساق / شئت  | Delta Aquarii
Spica | as-Sunbulah | the Stem | السنبلة  | Alpha Virginis
Sulafat | as-Sulḥafāh | the Tortoise | السلحفاة  | Gamma Lyrae

## T[edit]

Arab-Latinized name | Arabic name (transliteration) | Meaning  | Arabic name  | Arabic name

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Talitha Australis, Talitha Borealis | al-Qafzat uth-Thālathah | the Third Leap (of the ghazal) | القفزة الثّالثة  | القفزة الثّالثة  | Kappa Ursae Majoris
Tania Australis, Tania Borealis | al-Qafzat uth-Thāniyah | the Second Leap (of the gazelle) | القفزة الثّانية  | القفزة الثّانية  | Mu Ursae Majoris
Tarf | aț-Țarf | "The glance" of the lion | الطرف  | الطَّرَف  | Beta Cancri
Thuban | ath-Thuʽabān

[Ath-ThuʽAbaan]

| the Snake | الثعبان  | الْثُّعْبَان  | Alpha Draconis

## U[edit]

Common name | Arabic name (transliteration) | Meaning | Arabic name | Scientific star name

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Unukalhai | ʿUnuq ul-Ḥayyah | Neck of the Snake | عنق الحية  | Alpha Serpentis

## V[edit]

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Vega | an-Nisr ul-Wāqiʿ | the Falling Eagle | النسر الواقع  | Alpha Lyrae

## W[edit]

Common name | Arabic name (transliteration) | Meaning | Arabic name | Scientific star name

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Wasat | Wasṭ us-Samā' | "Middle" of the sky | وسط السماء  | Delta Geminorum
Wezen | al-Wazn | the Weight | الوزن  | Delta Canis Majoris
Wezn | al-Wazn | the Weight | الوزن  | Beta Columbae

## Y[edit]

Common name | Arabic name (transliteration) | Meaning | Arabic name | Scientific star name

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Yed Posterior | Mu'akhkhir Yad ul-Ḥawwā' | (Back of the Snake Man's) Hand | مؤخّر يد الحوّاء  | Epsilon Ophiuchi
Yed Prior | Muqaddim Yad ul-Ḥawwā' | (Palm of the Snake Man's) Hand | مقدّم يد الحوّاء  | Delta Ophiuchi

## Z[edit]

Common name | Arabic name (transliteration) | Meaning | Arabic name | Scientific star name

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Zaurac | az-Zawraq | the Boat | الزورق  | Gamma Eridani
Zavijava | Zāwiyat ul-ʿAwwā' | the Angle of the Barking Dog | زاوية العواء  | Beta Virginis
Zawiah

aka Zaniah

| az-Zāwiyah | The angle | الزاوية  | Eta Virginis
Zubenelgenubi | az-Zubān ul-Janūbiy | Southern Claw (of the scorpion) | الزبان الجنوبي  | Alpha Librae
Zubenelhakrabi | Zuban al-ʿAqrab | Claws (of the scorpion) | زبانى العقرب  | Gamma Librae
Zubeneschamali | az-Zubān ush-Shamāliy | Northern Claw (of the scorpion) | الزبان الشمالي  | Beta Librae

## Others[edit]

Common name | Arabic name (transliteration) | Meaning | Arabic name

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Milky Way | Darb ut-Tabānah | The Milky Road | درب التبانة
Andromeda Galaxy | as-Saḥābat uş-Şaghirah ("small cloud")[5][6] | "little cloud" was the Arabic name for the Andromeda Galaxy, which was first mentioned by Al-Sufi in his Book of Fixed Stars | السَحَابَة الصَغِيرَة

## See also[edit]

* Islamic astronomy
* List of proper names of stars
* Lists of astronomical objects

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Stargazing Network". Stargazing.net. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
2. ^ [1], Morrison, R.G. (2013). Astronomy in Islam. In: Runehov, A.L.C., Oviedo, L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions. Springer, Dordrecht
3. ^ "Star Names: Where Do They Come From? And Can You Buy One?", RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium Information Bulletin #19 December 1996, (archived 2007)
4. ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU".
5. ^ Henbest, N.; Couper, H. (1994). The guide to the galaxy. CUP Archive. p. 31. ISBN 0-521-45882-X.
6. ^ Kepple, G. R.; Sanner, G. W. (1998). The Night Sky Observer's Guide. Vol. 1\. Willmann-Bell. p. 18\. ISBN 0-943396-58-1.

* Islamic Crescents' Observation Project (ICOP) website, which in turn cites
* Paul Kunitzsch, Tim Smart, Short Guide to Modern Star Names and Their Derivations (1986);
* Guy Ottewell, The Astronomical Companion[year needed];
* Abdul-Rahim Bader, Rasd al-Sama' ("Observing the Sky")[year needed];
* Hamid Al-Naimy Elm al-Falak ("Astronomy")[year needed].

## External links[edit]

* ICOP: Arabic Star Names
* Kaler, James, "Star Names: Proper Names", University of Illinois
* The Astronomy Corner: Reference – Star Names v1.1.2 (2006-05-28) from web.archive.org
* Lebling, Robert W., "Arabic in the Sky", Saudi Aramco World magazine, September/October 2010, v.61, n.5

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Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world

Astronomers

* by century

8th|

* Ahmad Nahavandi
* Al-Fadl ibn Naubakht
* Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī
* Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī
* Mashallah ibn Athari
* Yaʿqūb ibn Ṭāriq

9th|

* Abu Ali al-Khayyat
* Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi
* Abu Said Gorgani
* Al-Farghani
* Al-Kindi
* Al-Mahani
* Abu Hanifa Dinawari
* Al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf
* Al-Marwazi
* Ali ibn Isa al-Asturlabi
* Banū Mūsā brothers
* Iranshahri
* Khalid ibn Abd al‐Malik al‐Marwarrudhi
* Al-Khwarizmi
* Sahl ibn Bishr
* Thābit ibn Qurra
* Yahya ibn Abi Mansur

10th|

* al-Sufi
* Ibn
* Al-Adami
* al-Khojandi
* al-Khazin
* al-Qūhī
* Abu al-Wafa
* Ahmad ibn Yusuf
* al-Battani
* Al-Qabisi
* Ibn al-A'lam
* Al-Nayrizi
* Al-Saghani
* Aṣ-Ṣaidanānī
* Ibn Yunus
* Ibrahim ibn Sinan
* Ma Yize
* al-Sijzi
* Al-ʻIjliyyah
* Nastulus
* Abolfadl Harawi
* Haseb-i Tabari
* al-Majriti
* Abu al-Hasan al-Ahwazi

11th|

* Abu Nasr Mansur
* al-Biruni
* Ali ibn Ridwan
* Al-Zarqālī
* Ibn al-Samh
* Alhazen
* Avicenna
* Ibn al-Saffar
* Kushyar Gilani
* Said al-Andalusi
* Ibrahim ibn Said al-Sahli
* Ibn Mu'adh al-Jayyani
* Al-Isfizari
* Ali ibn Khalaf

12th|

* Al-Bitruji
* Avempace
* Ibn Tufail
* Al-Kharaqī
* Al-Khazini
* Al-Samawal al-Maghribi
* Abu al-Salt
* Averroes
* Ibn al-Kammad
* Jabir ibn Aflah
* Omar Khayyam
* Sharaf al-Din al-Tusi

13th|

* Ibn al-Banna' al-Marrakushi
* Ibn al‐Ha'im al‐Ishbili
* Jamal ad-Din
* Alam al-Din al-Hanafi
* Najm al‐Din al‐Misri
* Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi
* Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
* Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi
* Shams al-Din al-Samarqandi
* Zakariya al-Qazwini
* al-Urdi
* al-Abhari
* Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al‐Farisi
* Abu Ali al-Hasan al-Marrakushi
* Ibn Ishaq al-Tunisi
* Ibn al‐Raqqam
* Al-Ashraf Umar II
* Fakhr al-Din al-Akhlati

14th|

* Ibn al-Shatir
* Al-Khalili
* Ibn Shuayb
* al-Battiwi
* Abū al‐ʿUqūl
* Al-Wabkanawi
* Nizam al-Din al-Nisapuri
* al-Jadiri
* Sadr al-Shari'a al-Asghar
* Fathullah Shirazi

15th|

* Ali Kuşçu
* Abd al‐Wajid
* Jamshīd al-Kāshī
* Kadızade Rumi
* Ulugh Beg
* Sibt al-Maridini
* Ibn al-Majdi
* al-Wafa'i
* al-Kubunani
* 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Wafa'i

16th|

* Al-Birjandi
* al-Khafri
* Baha' al-din al-'Amili
* Piri Reis
* Takiyüddin

17th|

* Yang Guangxian
* Ehmedê Xanî
* Al Achsasi al Mouakket
* Muhammad al-Rudani

Topics

| Works|

* Arabic star names
* Islamic calendar
* Aja'ib al-Makhluqat
* Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity
* Tabula Rogeriana
* The Book of Healing
* The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries

Zij|

* Alfonsine tables
* Huihui Lifa
* Book of Fixed Stars
* Toledan Tables
* Zij-i Ilkhani
* Zij-i Sultani
* Sullam al-sama'

Instruments|

* Alidade
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* Sundial
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Concepts|

* Almucantar
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* Spherical Earth
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* Sunlight
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* Temporal finitism
* Trepidation
* Triangulation
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* Universe

Institutions|

* Al-Azhar University
* House of Knowledge
* House of Wisdom
* University of al-Qarawiyyin
* Observatories
* Constantinople (Taqi al-Din)
* Maragheh
* Samarkand (Ulugh Beg)

Influences|

* Babylonian astronomy
* Egyptian astronomy
* Hellenistic astronomy
* Indian astronomy

Influenced|

* Byzantine science
* Chinese astronomy
* Medieval European science
* Indian astronomy

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