Stars with Arabic Names
Hamal
الحَمَل
al-ḥamal
al-Ḥamal was the Arabic name of the whole constellation in the translations of Ptolemy; its brightest star took the name.
- Meaning in Arabic
- the lamb
- Constellation
- Aries
- Where to see it
- brightest star of Aries
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