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	==== Suhail Muhlifain ====		==== Suhail Muhlifain ====
	a misplacement of the term to another star (''γ Vel'').<ref name=":0" />		A misplacement of the term to another star (γ Vel).<ref name=":0" />

	'''Spelling Variants:'''		'''Spelling Variants:'''

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Suhail}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Suhail}}
			Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
			----
	Suhail is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 44816 (λ Vel, HR 3634) in constellation Vel.		Suhail is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 44816 (λ Vel, HR 3634) in constellation Vel.

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Etymology and History

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	Kunitzsch and Smart (2006): <blockquote>Applied in recent times and representing an abbreviation of any of several composite ind-A names (for example suhail al-wazn, suhail al-muhlif) that sci-A authors variously attributed to brighter stars in the region of Suhail. Lambda Vel was among these brighter stars. Some of the composite names may have been authentic ind-A names for far-southern stars, with their true identities unknown to the more northern sci-Arabs, while others of them were surely the creations of ind-A poets.</blockquote>Laffitte (2025):Suhail is an Arabic star name which has been used in different positions:		Kunitzsch and Smart (2006): <blockquote>Applied in recent times and representing an abbreviation of any of several composite ind-A names (for example suhail al-wazn, suhail al-muhlif) that sci-A authors variously attributed to brighter stars in the region of Suhail. Lambda Vel was among these brighter stars. Some of the composite names may have been authentic ind-A names for far-southern stars, with their true identities unknown to the more northern sci-Arabs, while others of them were surely the creations of ind-A poets.</blockquote>Laffitte (2025): Suhail is an Arabic star name which has been used in different positions:

	* Suhail Al Muhlif (سهيل المخلف) for ''γ Vel''		* Suhail Al Muhlif (سهيل المخلف) for ''γ Vel''

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	Suhail is an Arabic star name which has been used in different positions:		Kunitzsch and Smart (2006): <blockquote>Applied in recent times and representing an abbreviation of any of several composite ind-A names (for example suhail al-wazn, suhail al-muhlif) that sci-A authors variously attributed to brighter stars in the region of Suhail. Lambda Vel was among these brighter stars. Some of the composite names may have been authentic ind-A names for far-southern stars, with their true identities unknown to the more northern sci-Arabs, while others of them were surely the creations of ind-A poets.</blockquote>Laffitte (2025):Suhail is an Arabic star name which has been used in different positions:

	* Suhail Al Muhlif (سهيل المخلف) for ''γ Vel''		* Suhail Al Muhlif (سهيل المخلف) for ''γ Vel''
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	* ''Alsuhail al Mulhif [sic !]''<ref>BdL (1910)</ref>		* ''Alsuhail al Mulhif [sic !]''<ref>BdL (1910)</ref>
	* ''Al Suhail al Muhlif''<ref name=":5" />		* ''Al Suhail al Muhlif''<ref name=":5" />

	~~=== Kunitzsch and Smart ===~~
	Applied in recent times and representing an abbreviation of any of several composite ind-A names (for example suhail al-wazn, suhail al-muhlif) that sci-A authors variously attributed to brighter stars in the region of Suhail. Lambda Vel was among these brighter stars. Some of the composite names may have been authentic ind-A names for far-southern stars, with their true identities unknown to the more northern sci-Arabs, while others of them were surely the creations of ind-A poets.

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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added spelling variants from Laffitte(2025)

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	The simplified form adopted by the IAU may create further confusion with the traditional Arabian name of the star α Car ([[Canopus]]), which is the only one among the Arabs to deserve the name Suhail/ Suhayl. In this context, Suhail is the name of the sweetheart of ''Al-Jauzā''', the female giant represented in the stars of [[Orion]]/[[Gemini]] (see also star name "[[Betelgeuse]]").		The simplified form adopted by the IAU may create further confusion with the traditional Arabian name of the star α Car ([[Canopus]]), which is the only one among the Arabs to deserve the name Suhail/ Suhayl. In this context, Suhail is the name of the sweetheart of ''Al-Jauzā''', the female giant represented in the stars of [[Orion]]/[[Gemini]] (see also star name "[[Betelgeuse]]").

			==== Suhail al-Wazn ====
			Introduced at the beginning of the 20th century in various forms, this name comes from Suhayl al-Wazn, “Suhayl of Wazn” found in al-Ṣūfī.<ref name=":0" />

	'''Spelling Variants:'''<ref name=":0">Roland Laffitte (2025), ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots</ref>		'''Spelling Variants:'''<ref name=":0">Roland Laffitte (2025), ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots</ref>
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	* ''Alsuhail''<ref>BdL (1908)</ref>		* ''Alsuhail''<ref>BdL (1908)</ref>
	* ''Suhail''<ref>Rhoads, Jack W. (1971). A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. NASA JPL CIT, Technical Memorandum 33-507, Pasadena, 15 November 1971</ref><ref>Simbad ([https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Suhail&submit=SIMBAD+search lam Vel]), Wenger et al. (2000) "The SIMBAD astronomical database", A&AS, 143, 9</ref>		* ''Suhail''<ref>Rhoads, Jack W. (1971). A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. NASA JPL CIT, Technical Memorandum 33-507, Pasadena, 15 November 1971</ref><ref>Simbad ([https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Suhail&submit=SIMBAD+search lam Vel]), Wenger et al. (2000) "The SIMBAD astronomical database", A&AS, 143, 9</ref>
	* ''Suhail [al Muhlif]''<ref>''Abriged Nautical Almanach'', 1953. Auj.</ref>
	* ''Soheil AlWezn''<ref name=":4">Hyde</ref>		* ''Soheil AlWezn''<ref name=":4">Hyde</ref>
	* ''Sihil ponderosus'' (lat.) for "heavy Suhayl"<ref>''Tabl. alphons.''</ref> ... a misreading of the word ''al-wazn'', which here does not mean “weight” but “counterpart”		* ''Sihil ponderosus'' (lat.) for "heavy Suhayl"<ref>''Tabl. alphons.''</ref> ... a misreading of the word ''al-wazn'', which here does not mean “weight” but “counterpart”
	* ''Al Suhail'' (wikipedia)		* ''Al Suhail'' (wikipedia)

	~~==== Suhail al-Wazn ====~~
	~~Introduced at the beginning of the 20th century in various forms, this name comes from Suhayl al-Wazn, “Suhayl of Wazn” found in al-Ṣūfī.<ref name=":0" />~~

	==== Suhail Muhlifain ====		==== Suhail Muhlifain ====
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	* ''Soheil AlMúhliph''<ref name=":4" />		* ''Soheil AlMúhliph''<ref name=":4" />
	* ''Suhail Al Muhlif'' (سهيل المخلف)		* ''Suhail Al Muhlif'' (سهيل المخلف)
			* ''Suhail [al Muhlif]''<ref>''Abriged Nautical Almanach'', 1953. Auj.</ref>
	* ''Suhaïl al-Muhlif''<ref name=":2" /> [''sic!'']<ref name=":3" /><ref>Bakich</ref>		* ''Suhaïl al-Muhlif''<ref name=":2" /> [''sic!'']<ref name=":3" /><ref>Bakich</ref>
	* ''Al Suhail al-Muḥlif''<ref name=":1" />		* ''Al Suhail al-Muḥlif''<ref name=":1" />

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	* Suhail al-Wazn (سهيل الوزن) for '''''λ Vel'''''		* Suhail al-Wazn (سهيل الوزن) for '''''λ Vel'''''

	The simplified form adopted by the IAU may create further confusion with the traditional Arabian name of the star α Car ([[Canopus]]), which is the only one among the Arabs to deserve the name Suhail/ Suhayl. In this context, Suhail is the name of the ~~suitor~~ of al-~~jauza~~', the female giant represented in the stars of [[Orion]]/[[Gemini]] (see also star name "[[Betelgeuse]]").		The simplified form adopted by the IAU may create further confusion with the traditional Arabian name of the star α Car ([[Canopus]]), which is the only one among the Arabs to deserve the name Suhail/ Suhayl. In this context, Suhail is the name of the sweetheart of ''Al-Jauzā''', the female giant represented in the stars of [[Orion]]/[[Gemini]] (see also star name "[[Betelgeuse]]").

	'''Spelling Variants:'''<ref name=":0">Roland Laffitte (2025), ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots</ref>		'''Spelling Variants:'''<ref name=":0">Roland Laffitte (2025), ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots</ref>

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	* Suhail al-Wazn (سهيل الوزن) for '''''λ Vel'''''		* Suhail al-Wazn (سهيل الوزن) for '''''λ Vel'''''

	The ~~simple~~ form adopted by the IAU may create further confusion with the name of the star α Car ([[Canopus]]), which is the only one among the Arabs to deserve the name Suhail/ Suhayl.		The simplified form adopted by the IAU may create further confusion with the traditional Arabian name of the star α Car ([[Canopus]]), which is the only one among the Arabs to deserve the name Suhail/ Suhayl. In this context, Suhail is the name of the suitor of al-jauza', the female giant represented in the stars of [[Orion]]/[[Gemini]] (see also star name "[[Betelgeuse]]").

	'''Spelling Variants:'''<ref name=":0">Roland Laffitte (2025), ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots</ref>		'''Spelling Variants:'''<ref name=":0">Roland Laffitte (2025), ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots</ref>

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Suhail Muhlifain

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	a misplacement of the term to another star (''γ Vel'').<ref name=":0" />		a misplacement of the term to another star (''γ Vel'').<ref name=":0" />

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	* ~~'''~~''Muhlifain~~'''~~''<ref name=":5">Rumrill</ref> ~~'''~~''محلفين~~'''~~''		* ''Muhlifain''<ref name=":5">Rumrill</ref> ''محلفين''
	* ~~المحلفين~~ ''al-Muḥlifayn'' (accus.)		* ''al-Muḥlifayn'' (accus.) المحلفين
	* ''Soheil AlMúhliph''<ref name=":4" />		* ''Soheil AlMúhliph''<ref name=":4" />
	* ''Suhail Al Muhlif'' (سهيل المخلف)		* ''Suhail Al Muhlif'' (سهيل المخلف)

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	* ''Suhayl al-Wazn''<ref>al-Ṣūfī</ref>		* ''Suhayl al-Wazn''<ref>al-Ṣūfī</ref>
	* ''Al Suhail al-Wazn''<ref>Allen, Richard Hinckley (1899). Star Names - Their Lore and Meaning. Dover Publications, Inc., New York</ref><ref>Schjellerup</ref>		* ''Al Suhail al-Wazn''<ref name=":1">Allen, Richard Hinckley (1899). Star Names - Their Lore and Meaning. Dover Publications, Inc., New York</ref><ref name=":2">Schjellerup</ref>
	* ''Al Suhail al Wazn'' for λ Arg=λ Vel<ref>BdL (19SEE 10)</ref><ref>Hoffleit</ref>		* ''Al Suhail al Wazn'' for λ Arg=λ Vel<ref>BdL (19SEE 10)</ref><ref name=":3">Hoffleit</ref>
	* ''Alsuhail''<ref>BdL (1908)</ref>		* ''Alsuhail''<ref>BdL (1908)</ref>
	* ''Suhail''<ref>Rhoads, Jack W. (1971). A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. NASA JPL CIT, Technical Memorandum 33-507, Pasadena, 15 November 1971</ref><ref>Simbad ([https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Suhail&submit=SIMBAD+search lam Vel]), Wenger et al. (2000) "The SIMBAD astronomical database", A&AS, 143, 9</ref>		* ''Suhail''<ref>Rhoads, Jack W. (1971). A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. NASA JPL CIT, Technical Memorandum 33-507, Pasadena, 15 November 1971</ref><ref>Simbad ([https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Suhail&submit=SIMBAD+search lam Vel]), Wenger et al. (2000) "The SIMBAD astronomical database", A&AS, 143, 9</ref>
	* ''Soheil AlWezn''<ref>Hyde</ref>		* ''Suhail [al Muhlif]''<ref>''Abriged Nautical Almanach'', 1953. Auj.</ref>
			* ''Soheil AlWezn''<ref name=":4">Hyde</ref>
	* ''Sihil ponderosus'' (lat.) for "heavy Suhayl"<ref>''Tabl. alphons.''</ref> ... a misreading of the word ''al-wazn'', which here does not mean “weight” but “counterpart”		* ''Sihil ponderosus'' (lat.) for "heavy Suhayl"<ref>''Tabl. alphons.''</ref> ... a misreading of the word ''al-wazn'', which here does not mean “weight” but “counterpart”
	* ''Al Suhail'' (wikipedia)		* ''Al Suhail'' (wikipedia)
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	* '''''Muhlifain محلفين'''''		* '''''Muhlifain'''''<ref name=":5">Rumrill</ref> '''''محلفين'''''
	* المحلفين ''al-Muḥlifayn'' (accus.)		* المحلفين ''al-Muḥlifayn'' (accus.)
			* ''Soheil AlMúhliph''<ref name=":4" />
	* ''Suhail Al Muhlif'' (سهيل المخلف)		* ''Suhail Al Muhlif'' (سهيل المخلف)
			* ''Suhaïl al-Muhlif''<ref name=":2" /> [''sic!'']<ref name=":3" /><ref>Bakich</ref>
			* ''Al Suhail al-Muḥlif''<ref name=":1" />
			* ''Alsuhail al Mulhif [sic !]''<ref>BdL (1910)</ref>
			* ''Al Suhail al Muhlif''<ref name=":5" />

	=== Kunitzsch and Smart ===		=== Kunitzsch and Smart ===

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 ==Etymology and History==
-Suhail is an Arabic star name which has been used in different positions.
+Suhail is an Arabic star name which has been used in different positions:
-=== Adams, al-Ajaji, Determann, Laffitte ===
+* Suhail Al Muhlif (سهيل المخلف) for ''γ Vel''
-Our brand new description
+* Suhail al-Wazn (سهيل الوزن) for '''''λ Vel'''''
 === Kunitzsch and Smart ===