Stars with Arabic Names
Mirach
المِئْزَر
al-miʾzar
Following Ptolemy, the star lies on Andromeda's girdle, al-miʾzar. Copyists corrupted the word into Mirach.
- Meaning in Arabic
- the girdle
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Where to see it
- in Andromeda; a guide to the Andromeda Galaxy
The path between languagesal-miʾzar → Mirach
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