{"id":3293,"date":"2012-02-27T17:31:13","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T17:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=3293"},"modified":"2014-07-10T20:30:01","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T20:30:01","slug":"arabic-in-outer-space-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ab%d9%8f%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%8e%d9%91%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d8%a7-the-pleiades-and-more-arabic-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/arabic-in-outer-space-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ab%d9%8f%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%8e%d9%91%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d9%80%d8%a7-the-pleiades-and-more-arabic-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabic in Outer Space (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>It can be funny to see that if you randomly ask young people in the Arab world today: <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n&#8212; &#8220;What is\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u062b\u064f\u0631\u064a\u064e\u0651\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627<\/span>\u00a0(al-Thuraya)?&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>They would almost all answer you that it is the name of a <a href=\"www.thuraya.com\/\">major telephone company<\/a>, if not simply a chandelier, or a ceiling light hanging above our heads at home in the living room&#8230; Not realizing that this Arabic term has for long designated another kind of &#8220;chandelier&#8221;&#8212;an &#8220;astronomical chandelier&#8221; that is so far away in<span style=\"color: #008000;\"> \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064e\u0636\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064e\u0627\u0631\u062c\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u064a<\/span> (outer space), and is known in English as &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">the Pleiades<\/span>&#8220;!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0645\u0648\u0633\u0648\u0639\u0629 \u0634\u0628\u0643\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0644\u0648\u0645 : \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0631\u0627\u062a\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qpTMrX-UeOo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0631\u064e\u0651\u0627\u062a (<span style=\"color: #008000; text-decoration: underline;\">Galaxies<\/span>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Today, we continue with the names of the constellations whose original language is <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Arabic<\/span><\/span> (See:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/arabic-in-the-sky-top-200-astronomical-words-of-arabic-origin-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ac%d9%8f%d8%b2%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%8e%d9%91%d9%84first-part\/\">Arabic in the Sky: Top 200+ Astronomical Words\u2014of *Arabic* Origin (\u0627\u0644\u062c\u064f\u0632\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u064e\u0651\u0644\/First Part)<\/a>&#8220;):<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Edasich<\/span>\u00a0Adh-Dhikh The Hyena\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0630\u0651\u064a\u062e<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">El Nath\u00a0<\/span>An-Nath The Head-Butting\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0637\u062d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Think <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0632\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/strong> (Zidane) vs. Materazzi!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Eltanin<\/span>\u00a0At-Tinnin The Dragon\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0646\u064a\u0646<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Enif\u00a0<\/span>Al-Anf The Nose\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0646\u0641<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Errai\u00a0<\/span>Ar-Ra&#8217;i The Shepherd\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0627\u0639\u064a\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fomalhaut\u00a0<\/span>Fam al-Hut Mouth of the Whale\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0641\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0648\u062a\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Furud\u00a0<\/span>Al-Furud &#8220;Individual&#8221; stars\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u062f<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Perhaps by a transcrption mistake from <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0631\u062f\u00a0<\/span>(the Ape)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Gienah<\/span>\u00a0Al-Janah The Wing\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0646\u0627\u062d\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Gomeisa<\/strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u00a0Al-Ghumaisa&#8217; &#8220;The Bleary-Eyed One&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u063a\u0645\u064a\u0635\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">It is worth to take a quick pause at this star:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Also known in English as &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Prokyon<\/span>&#8220;, it has yet another nickname:<\/span> &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u064e\u0651\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/span>&#8221; (meaning &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Levant Sirius<\/span>&#8220;, a term which does not seem to appear in any English publication), as opposed to &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0645\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/span>&#8221; (literally &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">the Sirius from Yemen<\/span>&#8220;) which can only be seen from places in or near the Southern Hemisphere, such as Yemen&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Legend has it that the two &#8220;sister stars&#8221; lived together, but were suddenly separated from each other at some point, which caused the &#8220;Sirius from the Levant&#8221; (Levant mainly means<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Syria<\/span> <span style=\"color: #008000;\">and<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Lebanon<\/span>)<span style=\"color: #008000;\"> to cry so much as to have a &#8220;bleary eye&#8221;, hence the nickname<\/span> &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u063a\u0645\u064a\u0635\u0627\u0621<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">.&#8221; Notice also that<\/span> &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sirius<\/span>&#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u00a0is related to the Arabic &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0634\u0650\u0639\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0631<\/span>&#8221; (poetry), and that Arabs considered this star to be the archetypical source of all poetry (in addition to the so-called &#8220;Abqar river.&#8221;) For example, the famous Arab poet <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Al-Buhturi\u00a0<\/span>is known to have said:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0642\u0644\u062a \u0634\u0639\u0631\u0627 \u0641\u0627\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0648\u0645 \u0631\u0648\u0627\u062a\u0647\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">If I said any poetry, the stars are its reciters<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;\">\u0648\u0645\u0646 \u0630\u0627 \u0631\u0623\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0631\u064a \u0631\u0648\u062a \u0644\u0627\u0645\u0631\u0626 \u0634\u0639\u0631\u0627\u064b<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Have you not seen Sirius reciting poetry to &#8216;Imru&#8217;?<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">(In reference to the &#8220;<strong>Shakespeare of Arabic poetry<\/strong>&#8220;, \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u0627\u0645\u0631\u0624 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0633<\/strong><\/span>\/<strong>Imru\u2019 al-Qais,<\/strong>\u00a0already mentioned in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/the-house-of-wisdom-the-leadership-of-a-scientific-think-thank-of-the-arab-world\/\">a previous post<\/a>.<\/strong>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Finally, the &#8220;Sirius from Yemen&#8221; is the only star to be mentioned in the <strong>Holy Quran<\/strong> ((&#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u0648\u0623\u0646\u0647 \u0647\u0648 \u0631\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0631\u0649<\/strong><\/span>&#8221; (\u0633\u0648\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0622\u064a\u0629 49)) (&#8220;<strong>And He is The Lord of Sirius<\/strong>&#8220;), since it was known that Arabs in Meccaa used to worship it before Islam. The Verse says that God is the Lord of everything, including the Sirius star.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #008000;\">Hadar<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u00a0Hadara Civilization\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u062d\u0636\u0627\u0631<strong>\u0629<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Hamal<\/span>\u00a0Al-Hamal The Ram\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0646\u064a\u0651\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0645\u0644<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Heka<\/span>\u00a0Al-Haq&#8217;ah The white spot\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0647\u0642\u0639\u0629<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Homam\u00a0<\/span>Sa&#8217;d al-humam The lucky star of &#8220;the high-minded&#8221;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u0633\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0645\u0627\u0645<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Izar<\/span>\u00a0Al-Izar The Girdle\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0632\u0627\u0631<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Jabbah<\/span>\u00a0Al-Jabhah &#8220;The Forehead&#8221; of the Scorpion\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0628\u0647\u0629<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kabdh<\/span> al &#8216;Inan\u00a0Qabd Al-E&#8217;nan The Rein Hold\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0642\u0628\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0646\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kaffaljidhma\u00a0<\/span>Al-Kaff al-Jadhma&#8217; The cut-short hand<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0643\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0630\u0645\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kaus<\/span>\u00a0Al-Qaus The southern one of &#8220;the Bow&#8221;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0633<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Keid<\/span>\u00a0Al-Qaid The broken egg-shells\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0642\u064a\u0636<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kitalpha<\/span>\u00a0Qit&#8217;at al-Faras Part of the horse<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u0642\u0637\u0639\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0633<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kochab<\/span>\u00a0Al-Kaukab Planet\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0643\u0648\u0643\u0628<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kurhah\u00a0<\/span>Al-Qurhah &#8220;The Blaze&#8221; on a Horse&#8217;s Brow\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u062d\u0629<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lesath<\/span>\u00a0Al-Las&#8217;ah The sting\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0629<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Luh<\/span>-Denebola\u00a0dhanab al-asad the Lion&#8217;s Tail\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0630\u0646\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a\u062b<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Maasym<\/span>\u00a0Al-Mi&#8217;sam The wrist\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0645\u0639\u0635\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0651\u0631\u064a\u0651\u0627<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Maaz<\/span>\u00a0Al-Ma&#8217;z The He-Goats\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0639\u0632<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Marfik<\/span>\u00a0Al-Mirfaq The Elbow\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0641\u0642<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Markab<\/span>\u00a0Mankib al-Faras &#8220;The shoulder&#8221; of the horse\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0645\u0646\u0643\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0633<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Matar<\/span>\u00a0Sa&#8217;d Matar The Lucky Star of &#8220;the Rain&#8221;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0633\u0639\u062f \u0645\u0637\u0631<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mebsuta<\/span>\u00a0The Outstretched Arm<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0630\u0651\u0631\u0627\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0628\u0633\u0648\u0637\u0647<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Megrez\u00a0<\/span>Al-Maghriz &#8220;The insertion-point&#8221; of the Bear&#8217;s\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0645\u063a\u0631\u0632<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Meissa<\/span>\u00a0Al-Maisan The Shining\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0633\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mekbuda\u00a0<\/span>Al-Maqbudah The Closed Arm<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0630\u0651\u0631\u0627\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0628\u0648\u0636\u0629<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Menkalinan\u00a0<\/span>Mankib Dhi-al-&#8216;Inan Shoulder of the rein-holder<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u0645\u0646\u0643\u0628 \u0630\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0646\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Menkar\u00a0<\/span>Al-Minkhar The nostril\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u062e\u0631<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Menkib<\/span>\u00a0Al-Mankib &#8220;The shoulder&#8221; of the Pleiades\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0645\u0646\u0643\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0651\u0631\u064a\u0651\u0627<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Merak\u00a0<\/span>Al-Maraqq The loins\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0627\u0642<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mintaka\u00a0<\/span>Al-Mintaqah The Area\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0637\u0642\u0629<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mirak<\/span>\u00a0The Sauces\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0627\u0642<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mirfak\u00a0<\/span>Al-Mirfaq &#8220;The Elbow&#8221; of the Pleiades<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u0645\u0631\u0641\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0651\u0631\u064a\u0651\u0627<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mizar\u00a0<\/span>Mi\u02bezar The Apron\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0626\u0632\u0631<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mothallah\u00a0<\/span>Al-Muthallath The Triangle\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062b\u0644\u062b<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Muphrid<\/span>\u00a0Al-Mufrid The Solitary\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0641\u0631\u062f<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Murzim<\/span>\u00a0Al-Murzim The Reamer\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0632\u0645<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Nashira\u00a0<\/span>Sa&#8217;d Nashirah The Star of Lucky Omen\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0633\u0639\u062f \u0646\u0627\u0634\u0631\u0629<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Nekkar<\/span> Al-Baqqar The Cattleman <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0642\u0627\u0631<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Nasl<\/span> An-Nasl The Arrowhead <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0635\u0644<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Nihal<\/span> An-Nihal The Camels Quenching their Thirst <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0647\u0627\u0644<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Nusakan<\/span> An-Nasaqan The Two Series <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0633\u0642\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Okda<\/span> Al-&#8216;Uqdah The Knot<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0642\u062f\u0629<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Phact<\/span> Al-Fakhitah The Dove<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0641\u0627\u062e\u062b\u0629<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Phad<\/span> Al-Fakhidh The Thigh<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0641\u062e\u0630<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pherkad<\/span> Al-Farqad The Calf<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u0641\u0631\u0642\u062f<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It can be funny to see that if you randomly ask young people in the Arab world today: &#8212; 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