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Star Common Name Constellation Full Name Translation/Reference Rolleston Language Identifier
Aiyuk Aur Al Tawabi` al `Ayyuk the tent

Allen, p. 91
wounded in the foot Arabic (Kazwini 1203–1283) * iot Aur
Aiyuk Aur `Ayyuk heavenly goat

Schaaf, Fred (2008). The Brightest Stars: Discovering the Universe through the Sky's Most Brilliant Stars. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-24917-8. p. 152
wounded Akkadian * alf Aur
Al Anz Aur

al-mayz

billy goat



Allen, p. 90

Arabic * eps Aur
Al Hurr Aur Al Hurr the fawn

Allen, p. 91
Arabic * lam Aur
Al Kab Aur al-kacb ðil-cinan the shoulder of the rein holder

Allen, p. 91
Arabic * iot Aur
Al Maz Aur al-macz the billy goat

Allen, p. 90
Arabic * eps Aur
Alanac Aur al-cayyuq Arabized word for the Greek word for goat, "aix"

Allen, p. 87
Arabic * alf Aur
Alanat Aur al-cayyuq Arabized word for the Greek word for goat, "aix"

Allen, p. 87
Arabic * alf Aur
Alanz Aur Al `Anz the goat

Allen, p. 90
Arabic (Kazwini 1203–1283) * eps Aur
Alhaior Aur aiks Arabized word for the Greek word for goat

Allen, p. 87
Arabic * alf Aur
Alhaiset Aur aiks Arabized word for the Greek word for goat

Allen, p. 87
Arabic * alf Aur
Alhajoth Aur aiks Arabized word for the Greek word for goat

Allen, p. 87
Arabic * alf Aur
Alhatod Aur aiks Arabized word for the Greek word for goat

Allen, p. 87
Arabic * alf Aur
Alhojet Aur aiks Arabized word for the Greek word for goat

Allen, p. 87
Arabic * alf Aur
Alioc Aur aiks Arabized word for the Greek word for goat

Allen, p. 87
Arabic * alf Aur
Alioth Aur Alhajoth a horn for holding paint; a horn of plenty, Cornu-copiae in Latin

Allen, p. 87
the ewe or she-goat Arabo-Greek * alf Aur
Almaaz Aur al-macz billy goat

Allen, p. 90
Arabic * eps Aur
Al-Rakib Aur Al-Rakib the driver

Allen, p. 87
Arabic * alf Aur
Althaiot Aur

al-cayyuq

In Greek mythology, the star represented the goat Amalthea that suckled Zeus; Arabized form of the Greek "aix", aiks "goat"



Allen, p. 87

Arabic * alf Aur
Boulones Aur "Dolones" in Latin goads

Allen, p. 92
Greek * psi01 Aur
Capella Aur Capella little nanny goat

Allen, p. 86
the she-goat Greek (used by Aratus, Pliny, Ovid, Manilius) * alf Aur
Capra Aur Capella small female goat

Allen, p. 86
Latin * alf Aur
El Nath Aur

Ka`b dhi`l `Inan

the heel of the rein holder; same star as bet Tau



Allen, p. 89

the wounded or slain Arabic * bet Tau
Gedi Aur Al Jadyain Arabic: "Al Jadyain", two young billy goats

Allen, p. 91
the kids Arabic * zet Aur
Haedus 1 Aur Haedi the kids

Allen, p. 90

Latin * zet Aur
Haedus 2 Aur Haedi the kids

Allen, p. 90
Latin * eta Aur
Hassaleh Aur Hassaleh right heel of the rein holder

http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Hasseleh.html
Slovak (in Antonín Becvár's star atlas of 1951) * iot Aur
Hoedus I Aur Haedus kid goat

Allen, p. 91
Greek * zet Aur
Hoedus II Aur Haedus kid goat

Allen, p. 91
Greek * zet Aur
Jastreb Aur Jastreb the hawk

https://www.constellation-guide.com/capella/
Slavic Macedonian folklore * alf Aur
Kabalinan Aur Al Ka`b dhi`l `Inan the heel of the rein-holder

Allen, p. 91
Arabic (Al Tizini, 16th Century) * iot Aur
Kabdhilinan Aur

al-kab ðil-inan

the shoulder of the rein holder (charioteer)



Kaler, James B., "Al Kab", Stars, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, archived from the original on 2008-12-10, retrieved 2012-01-18

Arabic * iot Aur
Maaz Aur Al Ma`az billy goat, according to Thomas Hyde (1636 - 1703)

Allen. p. 90
the flock of goats, kids Arabic * eps Aur
Maaz Aur Al-Ma'z The he-goat

http://www.icoproject.org/star.html
Arabic * eps Aur
Mahasim Aur

al-misam

wrist of the charioteer



Allen, p. 245

Arabic * tet Aur
Maha-Sim Aur Mahasim wrist of the charioteer

Allen, p. 245
Arabic * eta Aur
Manus Aur Maha-Sim hand

Barney, Stephen A., Lewis, W. J., Beach, J. A., Berghof, Oliver (2006). The Etymologies of Isidore of Seville. Cambridge University Press. p. 126
Latin * tet Aur
Menkalinan Aur

Mankib Dhi-al-'Inan

shoulder of the rein-holder



http://www.icoproject.org/star.html

Arabic * bet Aur
Menkalinon Aur Al Mankib dhi'I `Inan the shoulder of the rein-holder

Allen, p. 89
the band or chain of the goats or ewes Arabic * bet Aur
Menkelinan Aur Al Mankib dhi'l `Inan the shoulder of the rein-holder

Allen, p. 89
Arabic * bet Aur
Menkhib Aur Menkib shoulder

Allen, p. 334
Arabic; coined by astronomer Elijah Hinsdale Burritt (1794-1838) * ksi Aur
Menkilinon Aur Al Mankib dhi'l `Inan the shoulder of the rein holder

Allen, p. 89
band, or chain of the goats Arabic * bet Aur
Praja Aur Praja-pati the Lord of Creation

Allen, p. 90
Sanskrit * del Aur
Prajapati Aur Praja-pati the Lord of Creation

Allen, p. 90
Sanskrit * del Aur
Saclateni Aur Al Said al Thani second arm of the charioteer

Allen, p. 91
Arabic (first appeared in the Almagest of 1515, Spain) * zet Aqr
Sadatoni Aur as-sacid a?-?ani the second arm (of the charioteer)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta_Aurigae#Nomenclature
Arabic * zet Aur