Stars with Arabic Names
Rasalhague
رَأْسُ الحَوّاء
raʾs al-ḥawwāʾ
al-Ḥawwāʾ, the man who handles snakes, is the Arabic name of the constellation. The whole phrase survives in Latin letters.
- Meaning in Arabic
- the head of the serpent-charmer
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Where to see it
- brightest star of Ophiuchus
The path between languagesraʾs al-ḥawwāʾ → Rasalhague
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