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Azelfafage

Azelfafage proper noun: the first component of Pi¹ Cygni, a binary star in the northern constellation of Cygnus.

azelfafage: the first component of Pi¹ Cygni, a binary star in the northern constellation of Cygnus
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Proper noun

Azelfafage

  1. The first component of Pi¹ Cygni, a binary star in the northern constellation of Cygnus.

Origin of Azelfafage

Either: * From Arabic الذَّيْل الدَّجَاجَة (aḏ-ḏayl ad-dajāja, “the tail of the hen”). Cygnus is known in Arabic as الدَّجَاجَة (ad-dajāja, “the hen”). * From Arabic الظِّلْف الْفَرَس (aẓ-ẓilf al-faras, “the hoof of the horse”), in reference to Pegasus, or to another “Stallion” constellation known to medieval Arabs. In the modern conception of constellations, Pegasus does not extend this far, but its hooves do border another part of Cygnus.

Questions about Azelfafage

What does Azelfafage mean?
Azelfafage means the first component of Pi¹ Cygni, a binary star in the northern constellation of Cygnus.
What part of speech is Azelfafage?
Azelfafage is a proper noun.

Words near Azelfafage in the dictionary

  1. Azeez
  2. Azeezes
  3. azelaic
  4. azelaic acid
  5. azelastine
  6. Azelfafage
  7. azelnidipine
  8. azene
  9. azenes
  10. azeotrope
  11. azeotroped

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