Stars with Arabic Names
Altair
النَّسْرُ الطّائِر
al-nasr al-ṭāʾir
The Arabs saw an eagle with outspread wings in this star and its two neighbours. Only al-ṭāʾir, 'the flying one', remains.
- Meaning in Arabic
- the flying eagle
- Constellation
- Aquila
- Where to see it
- brightest star of Aquila, a corner of the Summer Triangle
The path between languagesal-ṭāʾir → Altair
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