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al-Ḫibā’, theTent is an Arabian name, |
al-Ḫibā’, theTent is an Arabian name. Qutayba, Qazwīnī, al-Ṣūfī and Miṣrī refer to different tent constellations (Laffitte (2012, 2025)). |
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==Concordance, Etymology, History== |
==Concordance, Etymology, History== |
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=== Spelling & Name Variants === |
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|الخِباء |
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|al-Ḫibā’ |
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|the Tent |
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|Qutayba |
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|الخِباء الشّامیَة |
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|al-Ḥibā’ [al-Šāmiyya] |
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|the [northern] Tent |
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|al-Ṣūfī |
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|10th c. |
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|الخِباء الیمانی |
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|al-Ḫibā’ al-Yamānī |
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|the Yemenite [= Southern] Tent |
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|al-Ṣūfī |
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|10th c. |
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|الخِباء |
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|al-Ḥibā’ |
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|the [northern] Tent |
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|Qazwīnī |
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|13th c. |
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|سَعْدُ الخِبَاء |
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|Saᶜd al-Ḫiba’ |
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|the Lucky [star] of he Tent |
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|Miṣrī |
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|14th c. |
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=== Identification(s) === |
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# The constellation "The Tent" refers to the same constellation as "The Northern Tent" |
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# The "Yemenite Tent" is then the southern counterpart, |
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# The Lucky Tent is yet another constellation. |
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Laffitte (2012, 2025) identifies الخِباء الشّامیَة (The Northern Tent) with stars in [[Lynx]] and [[Camelopardalis]]. |
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==Mythology== |
==Mythology== |
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Revision as of 09:20, 9 November 2025
al-Ḫibā’, theTent is an Arabian name. Qutayba, Qazwīnī, al-Ṣūfī and Miṣrī refer to different tent constellations (Laffitte (2012, 2025)).
Concordance, Etymology, History
Spelling & Name Variants
| الخِباء | al-Ḫibā’ | the Tent | Qutayba | |
| الخِباء الشّامیَة | al-Ḥibā’ [al-Šāmiyya] | the [northern] Tent | al-Ṣūfī | 10th c. |
| الخِباء الیمانی | al-Ḫibā’ al-Yamānī | the Yemenite [= Southern] Tent | al-Ṣūfī | 10th c. |
| الخِباء | al-Ḥibā’ | the [northern] Tent | Qazwīnī | 13th c. |
| سَعْدُ الخِبَاء | Saᶜd al-Ḫiba’ | the Lucky [star] of he Tent | Miṣrī | 14th c. |
Identification(s)
- The constellation "The Tent" refers to the same constellation as "The Northern Tent"
- The "Yemenite Tent" is then the southern counterpart,
- The Lucky Tent is yet another constellation.
Laffitte (2012, 2025) identifies الخِباء الشّامیَة (The Northern Tent) with stars in Lynx and Camelopardalis.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN.
