Stars with Arabic Names
Deneb
ذَنَبُ الدَّجاجَة
dhanab al-dajāja
The star marks the tail of the bird the Arabs called al-Dajāja, 'the hen'. Only the first word, dhanab, 'tail', survives.
- Meaning in Arabic
- the tail of the hen
- Constellation
- Cygnus
- Where to see it
- brightest star of Cygnus, a corner of the Summer Triangle
The path between languagesdhanab → Deneb
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