Stars with Arabic Names
Alphard
الفَرْد
al-fard
It shines alone among faint stars. An old Arabic name: Ibn Qutayba (d. 889) wrote that 'a solitary star called al-Fard' lies near Leo.
- Meaning in Arabic
- the solitary one
- Constellation
- Hydra
- Where to see it
- brightest star of Hydra
The path between languagesal-fard → Alphard
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