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Star Common Name Constellation Full Name Translation/Reference Rolleston Language Identifier
Adfar Aldib 1 Dra Al Athfar al Dhib hyena's claws

Allen, p. 212
Arabic * f Dra
Adfar Aldib 2 Dra Al Athfar al Dhib hyena's claws

Allen, p. 213
Arabic * ome Dra
Adib Dra the dragon's tail

Allen, p. 206
Arabic * alf Dra
Al Dhiba Dra

Al Dhiba'

male hyena



Allen, p. 210

Arabic (Ulugh Beg, 1437) * iot Dra
Al Dhihi Dra Al dhili male hyena

Allen, p. 210
Arabic (Kazwini 1203–1283) * iot Dra
Al Dib Dra Al Dhi`bah the hyenas

Allen, p. 206
the reptile Arabic * alf Dra
Al Dib Dra Al Tais the goat

Allen, p. 209
the reptile Arabic * del Dra
Al Rakis Dra

al-Raqis

the trotting camel, or the dancer



Allen, p. 211

Arabic * mu. Dra
Aldhiba Dra Al Dhi`ba the hyena

Allen, pp. 210, 206
Arabic * phi Dra
Aldhibah Dra Al Dhi`bah the hyenas

Allen, pp. 210, 206
Arabic * zet Dra
Aldib Dra Al Tais the goat

Allen, p. 209
Arabic (Al Tizini, 16th Century) * del Dra
Aldibain Dra

Al Dhi'bain

the two hyaenas or wolves, lying in wait for the camel's foal, the little star Al Ruba?, protected by the mother camels



Allen, p. 210

Arabic * eta Dra
Alrakis Dra Al Rakis trotting camel

Allen, p. 211

Arabic (Ulugh Beg, 1437) * mu. Dra
Alruba Dra

Al Ruba`

the camel's foal



Allen. p. 210

Arabic, early HR 6618
Alsafi Dra

Al-Athafi

"the tripods" for cooking on



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

Arabic * sig Dra
Altais Dra At-Tinnin The great serpent

http://www.icoproject.org/star.html
Arabic * del Dra
Altais Dra Al Tais the goat

Allen, p. 209
Arabic, indigenous (Al Tizini, 16th Century) * del Dra
Alwaid Dra Al `Awaid the mother camels

Allen, p. 207
Arabic * bet Dra
Alwaid A Dra al'awa'id the mother camels

Allen, p. 207
Arabic * nu.02 Dra
Alwaid B Dra al'awa'id the mother camels

Allen, p. 207
Arabic * nu.01 Dra
Arrakis Dra

Ar-Raqis

the dancer



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

Arabic * mu. Dra
Asuia Dra Al Shuja' the sea serpent

Allen, p. 207
Arabic * bet Dra
Athafi Dra Athafiyy cooking tripod

Allen, p. 212
Arabic * sig Dra
Athafi 1 Dra Athafiyy tripods of an open air kitchen

Allen, p. 212
Arabic * ups Dra
Athafi 2 Dra Athafiyy tripods of an open air kitchen

Allen, p. 212
Arabic * tau Dra
Athebyne Dra Aldhibain head of the serpent

https://www.universeguide.com/star/aldhibain
Bayer's Uranometria * eta Dra
Dhibain Dra

Al Dhibain

the two hyeenas or wolves, lying in wait for the camel's foal. the little star Al Ruba`, protected by the mother camels



Allen, p. 212

Arabic * eta Dra
Dragon’s Tail Dra Dragon’s Tail translation of "adib"

Allen, p. 206
English (navigators) * alf Dra
Dsiban Dra Dsiban the two wolves

Allen, p. 212
Arabic * psi01 Dra A
Dzibain Dra

Al Dhibain

the two hyaenas or wolves, lying in wait for the camel's foal, the little star Al Ruba`, protected by the mother camels



Allen, p. 212

Arabic * eta Dra
Dziban Dra Adh-Dhi'ban The two wolves

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

Arabic * psi01 Dra A
Dziban 1 Dra Dsiban two hyenas

Allen, p. 212
Arabic * psi01 Dra A
Dziban 2 Dra Dsiban two hyenas

Allen, p. 212
Arabic * psi02 Dra
Ed Asich Dra Al Dhih male hyena

Allen, p. 210
Arabic (Kazwini 1203–1283) * iot Dra
Edasich Dra Adh-Dhikh The male hyena

http://www.icoproject.org/star.html
Arabic * iot Dra
Edasich Dra Ed Asich male hyena

Allen, p. 210
Arabic (Ulugh Beg, 1437) * iot Dra
El Asieh Dra Athafi "Alsafi", an open air cooking tripod, plural is "Athafiyy"

https://www.naic.edu/~gibson/starnames/starnames.html
the bowed down Arabic * sig Dra
El Asieh Dra Al Dhili male hyena

Allen, p. 210
the bowed down Arabic (Kazwini 1203–1283) * iot Dra
El Athik Dra Athafiyy "Alsafi", an open air cooking tripod, plural is "Athafiyy"

Allen, p. 212
the fraudful Arabic * sig Dra
El Athik Dra Al Dhili male hyena

Allen, p. 210
the fraudful Arabic (Kazwini 1203–1283) * iot Dra
Eldsib Dra Al Dhi`bah the hyena

Allen, p. 210
Arabic * zet Dra
Eldsich Dra Al Dhili the male hyena

Allen, p. 210
Arabic (Kazwini 1203–1283) * iot Dra
Eltanin Dra At-Tinnin The great serpent

http://www.icoproject.org/star.html
Arabic * gam Dra
Eltanin Dra

Al Ras al Tinnin

the head of the dragon



Allen, p. 207

Arabic (Ulugh Beg, 1437) * gam Dra
Eltanin Dra

El Tanin

the great serpent



Allen, p. 207

Atabic * gam Dra
Errakis Dra Al Rakis the dancer, by proximity to the lute player, or a trotting camel

Allen, p. 211

Arabic (Ulugh Beg, 1437) * mu. Dra
Ethanin Dra Al Ras al Tinnin the head of the dragon

Allen, p. 207
the long serpent or dragon Arabic (Ulugh Beg, 1437) * gam Dra
Fafnir Dra

Fafnir

a Norse mythological dwarf who turned into a dragon



https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1514/

public nomination and voting in 2015 * 42 Dra
Gaiusar Dra Jauzahar the poison place (a node where the Moon crosses the ecliptic, where a solar eclipse can occur)

Allen, p. 210

Sasanian (Al Biruni, 1030 AD) * lam Dra
Gianfar Dra Giausar central, between the Big Dipper and Polaris

http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/giausar.html

Hebrew * lam Dra
Giansar Dra

Gaiusar

central one; tail star of Draco



http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/giausar.html

the punished enemy Persian * lam Dra
Giansar Dra

Ghauzar

the punished enemy; tail star of Draco



Allen, p. 210

the punished enemy Hebrew * lam Dra
Giausar Dra Jauzahar the poison place (a node where the Moon crosses the ecliptic, where a solar eclipse can occur)

Allen, p. 210
Sasanian (Al Biruni, 1030 AD) * lam Dra
Grumian Dra

Grumium

equivalent to "groin" in French or "grugno" in Italian; the pig's snout



Allen, p. 211

the subtle Latin (from the 1515 Almagest) * ksi Dra
Grumium Dra Grumium dragon's under jaw

Allen, p. 211
Latin * ksi Dra
Juza Dra diminutive of Jauzah punished enemy; diminutive of "Jauzah", which translates to "the central one"; by its proximity midway between Polaris and the Pointers

Allen, p. 211
Hebrew * lam Dra
Kuma Dra

Kuma

at last



http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Kuma.html

Arabic * nu.01 Dra
Nod Dra nodus knot

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nodus
Latin * zet Dra
Nodus I Dra Nodus I the first of four loops in the Dragon's long winding mythological body

http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Nodus1.html
Latin * ksi Dra
Nodus II Dra Nodus II the second of four loops in the Dragon's long winding mythological body

http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/nodus2.html
Latin * del Dra
Nodus III Dra Nodus III the third of four loops in the Dragon's long winding mythological body

https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/draco-constellation/
Latin * zet Dra
Nodus Primus Dra Nodus Primus the first of four loops in the Dragon's long winding mythological body

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stars_in_Draco
Latin * ksi Dra
Nodus Secundus Dra Nodus Secundus the second of four loops in the Dragon's long winding mythological body

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stars_in_Draco
Latin * del Dra
Rakis Dra Al Rakis the trotting camel, or dancer

Allen, p. 211

the bound Arabic * mu. Dra
Rastaban Dra Al Ras al Thu`ban the head of the dragon

Allen, p. 207
the head of the subtle Arabic * bet Dra
Rastaban Dra Ra's ath-Thu'ban Head of the snake

http://www.icoproject.org/star.html
Arabic * bet Dra
Rastaban Dra Al Ras al Tinnin the dragon's head

Allen, p. 208
Arabic (Bayer and the AlfonsineTables apply GAM rather than the nearby BET) * gam Dra
Rastaben Dra Al Ras al Thu`ban head of the serpent/dragon

Allen, p. 207
Arabic * bet Dra
Tais 1 Dra Al Tais goat

Allen, p. 209

Arabic (Al Tizini, 16th Century) * pi. Dra
Tais 2 Dra Al Tais goat

Allen, p. 209
Arabic (Al Tizini, 16th Century) * rho Dra
Thuban Dra

Ath-Thu'ban

the snake



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

the subtle Arabic * alf Dra
Tyl Dra Tyl part of asterism Altais, the goat

http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Tyl.html
Arabic * eps Dra