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List of star names in Lepus

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This is the list of the proper names for the stars in the constellation Lepus. (Used in modern Western astronomy and uranography only).

List

star	proper name	etymon
α Lep	Arneb	Arabic
	Arsh	Arabic
β Lep	Nihal	Arabic

Etymologies

[[Alpha Leporis|α Lep]]

Arneb, Elarneb: : ＜ (ar) arnab, "hare" ＜ (scientific Arabic) al-Arnab, "the Hare", for the whole constellation.
Arsh: : ＜ (ar) ‘arsh, throne ＜ (indigenous Arabic) ‘Arsh al-Jawzā', "the Throne of Jawzā'", for α, β, γ, δ Lep.

[[Beta Leporis|β Lep]]

Nihal: : ＜ (ar) nihāl, "quenching their thirst" ＜ (indigenous Arabic) al-Nihāl, "(the Camels ) Beginning to Quench Their Thirst", for α, β, γ, δ Lep.

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References

See Kunitzsch & Smart (2006) p.4.
See Kunitzsch & Smart (2006) p.4.

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