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.

History of Arabic star names

Very old star names originated among people who lived in the Arabian Peninsula more than a thousand years ago, after the rise of Islam. 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 tabulated the celestial position and brightness 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. 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, 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.
In 2016, the IAU designated official star names to resolve the difficulty of using different naming systems. Many stars were given the commonly used Arabic name.

List

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Common name	Arabic name	Meaning	Arabic name	Arabic name	Scientific star name	-
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	الضفيرة	الْضَّفِيرَة	Zeta Leonis	-
Adhara	al-ʽAdhārā	the Virgin / Nymph	العذارى	الْعَذَارَى	Epsilon Canis Majoris A	-
Adhil	adh-Dhayl	the Tail / Annex	الذيل	الْذَيْل	Xi Andromedae	-
Adib	adh-Dhiʼb	the Wolf	الذئب	الْذِّئْب	Alpha Draconis, "Thuban"	-
Ain	ʽAyn	the Eye	عين	عَيْن	Epsilon Tauri	-
Aladfar	al-ʼUẓfūr	the Talons	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 Lutenist / Lute Player	العواد	الْعَوَّاد		-
Albali	al-Bāliʽ	the Swallower	البالع	البَالِع	Epsilon Aquarii	-
Alchibah	al-Khibāʼ	the Tent	الخباء	الخِبَاء	Alpha Corvi	-
Alcor	al-khawār	the Faint One	الخوار	الخوار	80 Ursae Majoris	-
Aldebaran	ad-Dabarān	the Follower	الدبران	اَلدَّبَرَان	Alpha Tauri	-
Alderamin	adh-Dhirāʽu l-Yamīn	the Right Arm	الذراع اليمين	الذّراع اليَمِين	Alpha Cephei	-
Aldhibah	ʼaḍ-Ḍibaāʽ, ʼaḍ-Ḍibāʽ	the Hyenas	الضباع	الْضِّبَاع	Zeta Draconis	-
Aldhibain	ʼadh-Dhiʼbayn	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
Alfarasalkamil	Al Faras al Kamil	the Complete Horse	الفرس الكامل	الفرس الكامل	Omicron Andromedae	-
Alfirk	al-Firqah	the Flock of sheep	الفرقة	الفِرْقَة	Beta Cephei	-
Algebar	ul-Jabbār	the Giant	رجل الجبار	رَجْلَ الجَبَّار	Beta Orionis, "Rigel"	-
Algedi	al-Jady	the Goat	الجدي	الجَدْي	Alpha² Capricorni	-
Algenib	al-Janb	the Flank	الجنب	الجَنْب	Gamma Pegasi	-
Algieba	al-Jab'hah	the Forehead	الجبهة	الجَبْهَة	Gamma Leonis	-
Algol	al-Ghūl	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	الهنعة	الهَنْعَة	Gamma Geminorum, "Almeisan"	-
Alioth	Al-Jawn	The black horse "John"	الجون	الجَوْن	Epsilon Ursae Majoris	-
Alkaid	al-Qā'id	the Leader	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	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	النطاق	النِّطَاق	Zeta Orionis	-
Alphard	al-Fard	the Solitary one	الفرد	الفَرْد	Alpha Hydrae	-
Alphecca	al-Fakkah	the Broken	نير الفكة	نَيِّر الفَکَّة	Alpha Coronae Borealis	-
Alpheratz	al-Faras	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 , aṣ-Ṣāfiyy	the Tripods	الصافيّ	الْصَّافِيّ	Sigma Draconis	-
Alsuhail	Suhayl	Glorious	سهيل	سّهَيْل	any of: Canopus, Velorum, or Lambda Velorum	-
Altair	uṭ-Ṭāʼir	the Flying	النسر الطائر	النَّسْر الطَّائِر	Alpha Aquilae	-
Altais	at-Tays	the Goat	التيس	التَّيْس	Delta Draconis	-
Alterf	aṭ-Ṭarf	the View	الطرف	الطَّرْف	Lambda Leonis	-
Aludra	al-ʽUdhrah	Virginity	العذرة	العُذْرَة	Eta Canis Majoris	-
Alula Australis, Alula Borealis	ul-Ūla	the First	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	the Dancer; Trotting Camel	الراقص	الْرَّاقِص	Arrakis	-
Asuia	ʼash-Shujaāʽ, ʼash-Shujāʽ	the Hydra / Sea-Serpent	الشجاع	الْشُّجَاع	Beta Draconis	-
Atik	al-ʽĀtiq ath-Thurayyā	the Shoulder		عَاتِق الثّريّا	Omicron Persei	-
Auva	al-ʽAwwā	the Barking	العواء	الْعَوَّاء	Delta Virginis, "Minelauva"	-
Azfar Adib	ʼAẓfaāru ʼdh-Dhiʼb, ʼAẓfaāru ʼdh-Dhiʼb	the Wolf's Nails / Fingerprints	أظفار الذئب	أَظْفَارُ ٱلْذِّئْب	Azfar Adib	-
Azha	Āshiyānah	Nest	اشیانه	أَشیانَة	Eta Eridani	-

Star groups

Parent Group	Transliterated Group	Meaning	Group Name	Transliterated Subgroup	Meaning	Subgroup Name	Scientific star name
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:

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