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নামী তারা

সাধারণ নাম	বৈজ্ঞানিক নাম	বুৎপত্তি / অর্থ	তারামণ্ডল
Acamar (Dalim)	Theta Eridani	Arabic: “river’s end” (Arabic: “ostrich”)	Eridanus
Achernar	Alpha Eridani	Arabic: “river’s end”	Eridanus
Achird	Eta Cassiopeiae	?	Cassiopeia
Acrux	Alpha Crucis	combination of Greek letter alpha and constellation name	Crux
Acubens	Alpha Cancri	Arabic: “claws”	Cancer
Adhafera	Zeta Leonis	Arabic: “lock of hair”	Leo
Adhara	Epsilon Canis Majoris	Arabic: “the virgins”	Canis Major
Adhil	Xi Andromedae	Arabic: “the train of a garment”	Andromeda
Ain	Epsilon Tauri	Arabic: “bull’s eye”	Taurus
Al Anz	Epsilon Aurigae	Arabic: “the goat”	Auriga
Albali	Epsilon Aquarii	Arabic: “swallower”	Aquarius
Albireo	Beta Cygni	mistranslation: no meaning	Cygnus
Alchiba	Alpha Corvi	Arabic: “the tent”	Corvus
Alcor	80 Ursae Majoris	unknown, possibly transliterated Arabic word	Ursa Major
Alcyone	Eta Tauri	Greek: a Pleaide, a daughter of Atlas and Pleione	Taurus
Aldebaran	Alpha Tauri	Arabic: “the follower”	Taurus
Alderamin	Alpha Cephei	Arabic: “the right arm”	Cepheus
Alfirk	Beta Cephei	Arabic: “the flock”	Cepheus
Algedi	Alpha Capricorni	Arabic: “the goat (kid)”	Capricornus
Algenib	Gamma Pegasi	Arabic: “the side”	Pegasus
Algenubi	Epsilon Leonis	Arabic: “southern star in the lions head”	Leo
Algieba	Gamma Leonis	Arabic: “the forehead”	Leo
Algol	Beta Persei	Arabic: “the demon’s head”	Perseus
Algorab	Delta Corvi	Arabic: “the raven’s wing”	Corvus
Alhena	Gamma Geminorum	Arabic: “the mark on the neckof a camel”	Gemini
Alifa al Farkadain	Zeta Ursae Minoris	Arabic: ?	Ursa Minor
Alioth	Epsilon Ursae Majoris	Arabic: “the bull”	Ursa Major
Alkaid (Benetnasch)	Eta Ursae Majoris	Arabic: “the leader” (Arabic: “the daughters of the bier”)	Ursa Major
Al Kalb al Ral	Rho Cephei	Arabic: ?	Cepheus
Alkalurops	Theta Bootis	Greek for “club” transliterated into Arabic, then into Latin, back into Greek and finally back to Arabic.	Bootes
Al Kaphrah	Chi Ursae Majoris	Arabic: ?	Ursa Major
Alkes	Alpha Crateris	Arabic: “shallow cup”	Crater
Al Kidr	Theta Cephei	Arabic: ?	Cepheus
Almaak	Gamma Andromedae	Arabic: “the caracal”, a small, predatory animal in Arabia	Andromeda
Al Mirfak	Theta Cassiopeiae	Arabic: “the elbow”	Cassiopeia
Alnair	Zeta Centauri	Arabic: “the bright one”	Centaurus
Alnair	Alpha Gruis	Arabic: “the bright one”	Grus
Alnasl (Nushaba)	Gamma Sagittarii	Arabic: “the point” (Arabic: “the point of the arrow”)	Sagittarius
Alnath (Elnath)	Beta Tauri	Arabic: “the butting one”	Taurus
Alnilam	Epsilon Orionis	Arabic: “string of pearls”	Orion
Alnitak	Zeta Orionis	Arabic: “the girdle”	Orion
Al Niyat	Sigma Scorpii	Arabic: “the arteries”	Scorpius
Alphard	Alpha Hydrae	Arabic: “the solitary one”	Hydra
Alphecca (Gemma)	Alpha Coronae Borealis	Arabic: “to seperate” (Latin: gem)	Corona Borealis
Alpheratz	Alpha Andromedae	Arabic: “the horse’s shoulder”	Andromeda
Alrescha	Alpha Piscium	Arabic: “the cord”	Pisces
Alsafi	Theta Draconis	Arabic: name for the open air kitchen tripods of Arabian nomads	Draco
Alshain	Beta Aquilae	Persian: “the scale beam”	Aquila
Al Sharasif	Kappa Hydrae	Arabic: ?	Hydra
Al Shat	Nu Capricorni	Arabic: ?	Capricornus
Altair	Alpha Aquilae	Arabic: “the eagle”	Aquila
Altais (Nodus II)	Delta Draconis	Arabic: “the serpent” (Latin: “second knot or loop”)	Draco
Altarf	Xi Cancri	Arabic: “the end”	Cancer
Alterf	Lambda Leonis	Arabic: “the glance”	Leo
Aludra	Eta Canis Majoris	Arabic: “virginity”	Canis Major
Alula Australis	Xi Ursae Majoris	Arabic/Latin: “southern first leap”	Ursa Major
Alula Borealis	Nu Ursae Majoris	Arabic/Latin: “northern first leap”	Ursa Major
Alya	Theta Serpentis	Arabic: “tail”	Serpens
Alzirr	Xi Geminorum	Arabic: “the button”	Gemini
Ancha	Theta Aquarii	Latin: “hip”	Aquarius
Angentenar	Tau Eridani	Arabic: “the bend in the river”	Eridanus
Ankaa (Nair al Zaurak)	Alpha Phoenicis	Arabic: “Phoenix” (Arabic: “the bright one of the boat”)	Phoenix
Antares	Alpha Scorpii	Greek: rival of Mars	Scorpius
Anwar al Farkadain	Eta Ursae Minoris	Arabic: ?	Ursa Minor
Arcturus	Alpha Bootis	Greek: “guardian of the bear”	Bootes
Arkab	Beta Sagittarii	Arabic: “tendon”	Sagittarius
Arneb	Alpha Leporis	Arabic: “hare”	Lepus
Arrakis (Alrakis)	Mu Draconis	Arabic: “the trotting camel”	Draco
Ascella	Zeta Sagittarii	Latin: “armpit”	Sagittarius
Asellus Australis	Delta Cancri	Latin: “southern ass (donkey)”	Cancer
Asellus Borealis	Gamma Cancri	Latin: “northern ass (donkey)”	Cancer
Aspidiske	Iota Carinae	Greek: “little shield”	Carina
Atik	Omicron Persei	Arabic: “collarbone”	Perseus
Atlas	27 Tauri	Greek: Father of the Pleiades	Taurus
Atria	Alpha Trianguli Australis	Greek/English: combination of alpha and triangle	Triagulum Australe
Auva	Delta Virginis	Arabic: “turn”	Virgo
Avior	Epsilon Carinae	unknown meaning	Carina
Azelfafage	Pi Cygni	Arabic: “tortoise”	Cygnus
Azha	Eta Eridani	Arabic: “ostrich’s nest”	Eridanus
Baten Kaitos	Zeta Ceti	Arabic: “belly of the sea monster”	Cetus
Beemin	Upsilon 2 Eridani	Unknown	Eridanus
Beid	Omicron 1 Eridani	Arabic: “the eggs”	Eridanus
Bellatrix	Gamma Orionis	Latin: “the female warrior”	Orion
Betelgeuse	Alpha Orionis	Arabic: “armpit of the great one”	Orion
Biham	Theta Pegasi	Arabic: “young beasts”	Pegasus
Botein	Delta Arietis	Arabic: “little belly”	Aries
Canopus	Alpha Carinae	Greek: untranslated proper name, in myth he was the pilot of the ship Argo	Carina
Capella	Alpha Aurigae	Latin: “little she-goat”	Auriga
Caph	Beta Cassiopeiae	Arabic: “hand”	Cassiopeia
Caput Trianguli (Mothallah)	Alpha Trianguli	Latin: “head of the triangle” (Arabic: “triangle”)	Triangulum
Castor	Alpha Geminorum	Greek: mortal Gemini twin brother	Gemini
Castula	Nu Cephei	?	Cepheus
Cebelrai	Beta Ophiuchi	Arabic: “shepherds dog”	Ophiuchus
Celaeno	16 Tauri	Greek: a Pleiade, a daughter of Atlas and Pleione	Taurus
Chara	Beta Canum Venaticorum	Greek: “joy”	Canes Venatici
Cheratan (Chort, Coxa)	Theta Leonis	Arabic: “two small ribs” (Arabic: unknown, Latin: “hips”)	Leo
Cih or Tsih (Navi)	Gamma Cassiopeiae	Chinese: “whip”	Cassiopeia
Cor Caroli	Alpha Canum Venaticorum	Latin: “Charles’s Heart”	Canes Venatici
Cujam	Omega Herculis	Latin: “club”	Hercules
Cursa	Beta Eridani	Arabic: “footstool of the giant”	Eridanus
Dabih	Beta Capricorni	Arabic: “lucky star of the slaughterer”	Capricornus
Deneb (Arided)	Alpha Cygni	Arabic: “tail” (Arabic: “the follower”)	Cygnus
Deneb Algedi	Delta Capricorni	Arabic: “tail of the goat”	Capricornus
Deneb el Dephini	Epsilon Delphini	Arabic/Latin: “tail of the dophin”	Delphinus
Denebokab	Delta Aquilae	Arabic: “tail of the eagle”	Aquila
Denebola	Beta Leonis	Arabic: “lion’s tail”	Leo
Diadem	Alpha Comae Berenices	Latin: “crown”	Coma Berenices
Diphda (Deneb Kaitos)	Beta Ceti	Arabic: “second frog” (Arabic: “tail of the sea monster”)	Cetus
Dschubba	Delta Scorpii	Arabic: “forehead”	Scorpius
Dubhe	Alpha Ursae Majoris	Arabic: “bear”	Ursa Major
Edasich	Iota Draconis	Arabic: “male hyena”	Draco
Electra	17 Tauri	Greek: a Pleiade, a daughter of Atlas and Pleione	Taurus
Eltanin	Gamma Draconis	Arabic: “serpent”	Draco
Enif	Epsilon Pegasi	Arabic: “nose”	Pegasus
Errai (Arrai)	Gamma Cephei	Arabic: “shepherd”	Cepheus
Fomalhaut	Alpha Piscis Austrini	Arabic: “the mouth of the fish”	Pisces Austrinus
Fum al Faras	Nu Pegasi	Arabic: ?	Pegasus
Furud	Zeta Canis Majoris	Arabic: “solitary ones”	Canis Major
Gacrux	Gamma Crucis	Greek/Latin: combination of gamma and crux	Crux
Garnet Star, The	Mu Cephei	English: for its deep red color	Cepheus
Gemma (Alphecca)	Alpha Coronae Borealis	Latin: “gem” (Arabic: “to seperate”)	Corona Borealis
Giansar (Giausar)	Lambda Draconis	Persian: from the word for the nodes of the moon or planets	Draco
Gienah	Epsilon Cygni	Arabic: “wing”	Cygnus
Gienah Ghurab	Gamma Corvi	Arabic: “right wing of the raven”	Corvus
Gomeisa	Beta Canis Minoris	Arabic: “little bleary-eyed one”	Canis Minor
Gorganea Quarta	Omega Persei	?	Perseus
Gorganea Secundia	Pi Persei	?	Peseus
Gorganea Tertia	Rho Persei	?	Perseus
Graffias (Acrab)	Beta Scorpii	Latin: “claws” (Arabic: “the scorpion”)	Scorpius
Grumium	Xi Draconis	Latin: “snout or muzzle”	Draco
Hadar (Agena)	Beta Centauri	Arabic: untranslated proper name (Greek/Latin: alpha knee)	Centaurus
Hamal	Alpha Arietis	Arabic: “lamb”	Aries
Han	Zeta Ophiuchi	Chinese: an ancient feudal state in China	Ophiuchus
Hao	Epsilon Scorpii	Chinese: “queen”	Scorpius
Homam	Zeta Pegasi	Arabic: “hero”	Pegasus
Hudoor (Ekchusis)	Lambda Aquarii	?	Aquarius
Hyadum I	Gamma Tauri	Latin: “first of the Hyades”	Taurus
Hyadum II	Delta Tauri	Latin: “second of the Hyades”	Taurus
Izar	Epsilon Bootis	Arabic: “girdle”	Bootes
Jabbah	Nu Scorpii	Arabic: “forehead”	Scorpius
Jabhat al Acrab	Omega Scorpii	Arabic: ?	Scorpius
Kaffaljidma	Gamma Ceti	Arabic: “head of the sea monster”	Cetus
Kaus Australis	Epsilon Sagittarii	Arabic/Latin: “southern part of the bow”	Sagittarius
Kaus Borealis	Lambda Sagittarii	Arabic/Latin: “northern part of the bow”	Sagittarius
Kaus Media	Delta Sagittarii	Arabic/Latin: “middle part of the bow”	Sagittarius
Keid	Omicron 2 Eridani	Arabic: “eggshells”	Eridanus
Kitalpha	Alpha Equulei	Arabic: “part of a horse”	Equuleus
Kochab	Beta Ursae Minoris	unknown meaning, possibly Arabic for “knee” or “star” or Hebrew for “star”	Ursa Minor
Kornephoros (Rutilicus)	Beta Herculis	Greek: “the club-bearer” (Latin: “armpit”)	Hercules
Kurah	Xi Cephei	Arabic: “the white spot on the forehead of a horse”	Cepheus
Lesath	Upsilon Scorpii	Latin corruption of Arabic word for “spot”	Scorpius
Maasym	Lambda Herculis	Arabic: “wrist”	Hercules
Maia	20 Tauri	Greek: a Pleiade, a daughter of Atlas and Pleione	Taurus
Marfik	Lambda Ophiuchi	Arabic: “elbow”	Ophiuchus
Markab	Alpha Pegasi	Arabic: “horse’s shoulder”	Pegasus
Markeb	Chi Velorum	Arabic: “a ship”	Vela
Marsic	Chi Herculis	Arabic: “elbow”	Hercules
Matar	Eta Pegasi	Arabic: “rain”	Pegasus
Ma Wei	Delta Centauri	Chinese: “the horse’s tail”	Centaurus
Mebsuta	Epsilon Geminorum	Arabic: “out-stretched”	Gemini
Megrez	Delta Ursae Majoris	Arabic: “root of the tail”	Ursa Major
Meissa (Heka)	Lambda Orionis	Arabic: “proudly marching one” (Arabic: “circle of hair on a horse”	Orion
Mekbuta	Zeta Geminorum	Arabic: “folded”	Gemini
Menkalinan	Beta Aurigae	Arabic: “shoulder of the rein-holder”	Auriga
Menkar	Alpha Ceti	Arabic: “nostrils”	Cetus
Menkib	Xi Persei	Arabic: “shoulder”	Perseus
Merak	Beta Ursae Majoris	Arabic: “flank”	Ursa Major
Merope	23 Tauri	Greek: a Pleiade, a daughter of Atlas and Pleione	Taurus
Merga	h Bootis	Latin: “reaping hook”	Bootes
Merkent (Menkent)	Theta Centauri	Arabic: “in the shoulder of the centaur”	Centaurus
Mesarthim	Gamma Arietis	Mistranslated Hebrew word for “servants”	Aries
Miaplacidus	Beta Carinae	Arabic/Latin: “peaceful waters”	Carina
Mimosa (Becrux)	Beta Crucis	Latin: “actor” (Greek/Latin: combination of Beta and crux)	Crux
Minchir	Sigma Hydrae	Arabic: “the snake’s nose”	Hydra
Minkar	Epsilon Corvi	unknown	Corvus
Mintaka	Delta Orionis	Arabic: “belt”	Orion
Mira	Omicron Ceti	Latin: “wonderful”	Cetus
Mirach	Beta Andromedae	Arabic: “girdle”	Andromeda
Mirphak	Alpha Persei	Arabic: “elbow”	Perseus
Mirzam	Beta Canis Majoris	Arabic: “herald”	Canes Major
Mizar	Zeta Ursae Majoris	Arabic: “groin”	Ursa Major
Mothallah (Caput Trianguli)	Alpha Trianguli	Arabic: “the triangle” (Latin: “head of the triangle”)	Triangulum
Muliphain	Gamma Centauri	Arabic: “oath”	Centaurus
Muliphen	Gamma Canis Majoris	Arabic: “oath”	Canis Major
Murphid	Eta Bootis	Arabic: “solitary star of the Lancer”	Bootes
Muscida	Omicron Ursae Majoris	Latin: “muzzle”	Ursa Major
Naos	Zeta Puppis	Greek: “ship”	Puppis
Nashira	Gamma Capricorni	Arabic: “fortunate one”	Capricornus
Nekkar	Beta Bootis	Arabic: “ox-driver”	Bootes
Nihal	Beta Leporis	Arabic: “thirst-slaking camels”	Lepus
Nodus I	Zeta Draconis	Latin: “first knot or loop”	Draco
Nunki	Sigma Sagittarii	untranslated Babylonian name	Sagittarius
Nusakan	Beta Coronae Borealis	Arabic: “two lines”	Corona Borealis
Peacock	Alpha Pavonis	English: Peacock	Pavo
Phakt (Phacd)	Alpha Columbae	Arabic: “ring dove”	Columba
Phecda (Phad)	Gamma Ursae Majoris	Arabic: “thigh”	Ursa Major
Pherkad	Gamma Ursae Minoris	Arabic: “two calves”	Ursa Minor
Pleione	28 Tauri	Greek: mother of the Pleaides	Taurus
Polaris (Alrucaba)	Alpha Ursae Minoris	Latin: “of the pole” (Arabic: “the knee”)	Ursa Minor
Pollux	Beta Geminorum	Greek: immortal Gemini twin brother	Gemini
Porrima	Gamma Virginis	Roman goddess of prophecy	Virgo
Praecipua	46 Leonis Minoris	Latin: “chief”	Leo Minor
Procyon	Alpha Canis Minoris	Greek: “before the dog”	Canis Minor
Propus	Eta Geminorum	Greek: “forward foot”	Gemini
Rana	Delta Eridani	unknown	Eridanus
Rasalas	Mu Leonis	Arabic: “northern part of the lion’s head”	Leo
Rasalgethi	Alpha Herculis	Arabic: “the kneeler’s head”	Hercules
Rasalhague	Alpha Ophiuchi	Arabic: “head of the serpent-charmer”	Ophiuchus
Rastaban (Alwaid)	Beta Draconis	Arabic: “serpent’s head” (Arabic: “old mother’s camel”)	Draco
Regor	Gamma Velorum	Roger spelled backwards (named for Roger Chaffee)	Vela
Regulus	Alpha Leonis	Greek: “little king”	Leo
Rigel	Beta Orionis	Arabic: “foot”	Orion
Rigel Kentaurus (Toliman, Bungula)	Alpha Centauri	Arabic: “foot of the centaur” (Arabic: “the ostriches”; Greek/Latin: “beta hoof”)	Centaurus
Riji al Awwa	Mu Virginis	Arabic: ?	Virgo
Rotenev	Beta Delphini	The Latin name Venetor written backwards.	Delphinus
Ruchbah	Delta Cassiopeiae	Arabic: “knee”	Cassiopeia
Rukbat (Alrami)	Alpha Sagittarii	Arabic: ‘the archer’s knee“ (Arabic: “knee”)	Sagittarius
Sabik	Eta Ophiuchi	Arabic: unknown meaning possibly “the preceeding one”	Ophiuchus
Sadachbia	Gamma Aquarii	Arabic: “lucky star of hidden things”	Aquarius
Sadalbari	Mu Pegasi	Arabic: “good luck of the excelling one”	Pegasus
Sadalmelik	Alpha Aquarii	Arabic: “lucky one of the king”	Aquarius
Sadalsud	Beta Aquarii	Arabic: “luckiest of the lucky”	Aquarius
Sadatoni	Zeta Aurigae	?	Auriga
Sadir (Sadr)	Gamma Cygni	Arabic: “hen’s breast”	Cygnus
Saiph	Kappa Orionis	Arabic: “sword”	Orion
Sargas (Girtab)	Theta Scorpii	Sumerian: “the great smasher” (Sumerian: “scorpion”)	Scorpius
Sarir Banat al Na ash	Theta Ursae Majoris	Arabic: ?	Ursa Major
Scheat	Beta Pegasi	Arabic: “shin”	Pegasus
Schedar	Alpha Cassiopeiae	Arabic: “breast”	Cassiopeia
Seat	Pi Aquarii	?	Aquarius
Segin	Epsilon Cassiopeiae	unknown	Cassiopeia
Seginus	Gamma Bootis	Name of constellation after Greek name is transliterated into Arabic and then into Latin.	Bootes
Sham	Alpha Sagittae	Arabic: “arrow”	Sagitta
Shaula	Lambda Scorpii	Arabic: “stinger”	Scorpius
Sheliak	Beta Lyrae	Arabic: “harp”	Lyra
Sheratan	Beta Arietis	Arabic: “two of” something	Aries
Sirius	Alpha Canis Majoris	Greek: “scorching one”	Canis Major
Situla	Kappa Aquarii	Latin: “well bucket”	Aquarius
Skat	Delta Aquarii	Arabic: “shin”	Aquarius
Spica (Azimech)	Alpha Virginis	Latin: “ear of grain” (Arabic: “unarmed”)	Virgo
Sterope (Asterope)	21 Tauri	Greek: a Pleiade, a daughter of Atlas and Pleione	Taurus
Sualocin	Alpha Delphini	The Latin name Nicolaus written backwards.	Delphinus
Subra	Omicron Leonis	Arabic: “the mane”	Leo
Suhail	Lambda Velorum	Arabic: an honorific title of respect	Vela
Sulafat	Gamma Lyrae	Arabic: “tortoise”	Lyra
Syrma	Iota Virginis	Greek: “train of a dress”	Virgo
Talitha	Iota Ursae Majoris	Arabic: “third leap”	Ursa Major
Tania Australis	Mu Ursae Majoris	Arabic/Latin: “southern second leap”	Ursa Major
Tania Borealis	Lambda Ursae Majoris	Arabic/Latin: “northern second leap”	Ursa Major
Tarazed	Gamma Aquilae	Persian: “the scale beam”	Aquila
Taygeta	19 Tauri	Greek: a Pleiade, a daughter of Atlas and Pleione	Taurus
Tegmine	Zeta Cancri	Latin: “covering or shell”	Cancer
Tejat	Mu Geminorum	Arabic: unknown meaning	Gemini
Thabit	Upsilon Orionis	Arabic: “endurer”	Orion
Theemin	Upsilon 1 Eriadani	Hebrew: “the twins”	Eridanus
Thuban (Adid)	Alpha Draconis	Arabic: “serpent” (Arabic: “wolf”)	Draco
Tureis (Aspidiske)	Iota Carinae	Arabic: “little shield” (Greek: “little shield”)	Carina
Tureis	Rho Puppis	Arabic: “little shield”	Puppis
Unakalhai	Alpha Serpentis	Arabic: “the snake’s neck”	Serpens
Vega	Alpha Lyrae	Arabic: “swooping eagle or vulture”	Lyra
Vindemiatrix (Almuriden)	Epsilon Virginis	Latin: “grape gatherer” (Arabic: “the one preceeding the graper gatherer”)	Virgo
Wasat	Delta Geminorum	Arabic: “middle”	Gemini
Wazn	Beta Columbae	Arabic: “weight”	Columba
Wezen	Delta Canis Majoris	Arabic: “weight”	Canis Major
Yed Prior	Delta Ophiuchi	Arabic/Latin: “leading hand”	Ophiuchus
Yed Posterior	Epsilon Ophiuchi	Arabic/Latin: “following hand”	Ophiuchus
Yildun	Delta Ursae Minoris	Turkish: “star”	Ursa Minor
Zania	Eta Virginis	Arabic: “angle”	Virgo
Zaurak	Gamma Eridani	Arabic: “boat”	Eridanus
Zavijava	Beta Virginis	Arabic: “angle”	Virgo
Zibal	Zeta Eridani	Arabic: “the young of the ostriches”	Eridanus
Zosma (Duhr)	Delta Leonis	Greek: “girdle” (Arabic: “lion’s back”)	Leo
Zubenelakrab	Gamma Librae	Arabic: “scorpion’s claw”	Libra
Zubenelgenubi	Alpha Librae	Arabic: “southern claw”	Libra
Zubeneschamali	Beta Librae	Arabic: “northern claw”	Libra