英语词汇alphard and other star names的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Alphard, and other star names. Alphard, the only bright star in the constellation Hydra, was named by Bedouin tribesmen travel- ing through the desert thousands of years ago. The word comes to us from the Arabic Fard ash-Shuja, meaning “the lone one in the serpent.” Surprisingly, most star names are of Arabic origin. Of 183 star names listed in one study, 125 are Arabic (Vega, Algol, etc.), 14 are Latin (Capella, Spica), 9 are Arabic-Latin combinations (Yed Prior), and three are Persian (Alcor). A good number of Arabic star names were bestowed by tribesmen who named the more promi- nent stars after camels, sheep, birds, jackals, hyenas, frogs, and other animals, but most were named by Arabian astronomers.

词汇	alphard and other star names
词源	Alphard, and other star names. Alphard, the only bright star in the constellation Hydra, was named by Bedouin tribesmen travel- ing through the desert thousands of years ago. The word comes to us from the Arabic Fard ash-Shuja, meaning “the lone one in the serpent.” Surprisingly, most star names are of Arabic origin. Of 183 star names listed in one study, 125 are Arabic (Vega, Algol, etc.), 14 are Latin (Capella, Spica), 9 are Arabic-Latin combinations (Yed Prior), and three are Persian (Alcor). A good number of Arabic star names were bestowed by tribesmen who named the more promi- nent stars after camels, sheep, birds, jackals, hyenas, frogs, and other animals, but most were named by Arabian astronomers.
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