Azelfafage

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proper noun

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

OriginArabic الذَّيْل الدَّجَاجَة →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Arabicالظِّلْف الْفَرَس“the hoof of the horse”
  2. Arabicالذَّيْل الدَّجَاجَة“the tail of the hen”
  3. EnglishAzelfafage

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.

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APA

Azelfafage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Azelfafage

MLA

“Azelfafage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Azelfafage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Azelfafage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Azelfafage.

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