Stars with Arabic Names
Fomalhaut
فَمُ الحُوت
fam al-ḥūt
The Arabic name translates Ptolemy's description of the star's place in the Southern Fish. The whole phrase survives, only slightly changed.
- Meaning in Arabic
- the mouth of the fish
- Constellation
- Piscis Austrinus
- Where to see it
- brightest star of Piscis Austrinus
The path between languagesfam al-ḥūt → Fomalhaut
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