Arabic in Cards Stars with Arabic Names

Stars with Arabic Names

Menkar

المِنْخَر

al-minkhar

The name means the sea-monster's nostril, but the star actually lies on its jaw; the star Ptolemy put on the nostrils is a different one.

Meaning in Arabic
the nostril
Constellation
Cetus
Where to see it
in Cetus
The path between languagesminkhar → Menkar

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