Etymology

Fomalhaut

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Today it means: The brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky; Alpha (α) Piscis Austrini. Full definition →

Arabic فَمُ الْحُوت
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromفَمُ الْحُوت
  2. English todayFomalhaut

From Arabic فَمُ الْحُوت (famu l-ḥūt, literally “the fish mouth”).

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