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[[File:Minkar+Alchiba RL2025.png|thumb|Minkar and Alchiba in Laffitte (2025): Fig. 79a. Κόραξ / Korax – al-Ġurāb, « le Corbeau » (RL) and Fig. 79b. al-Ḫibā’, « la Tente » (RL) ]] | |||
Minkar is an Arabic star name, originally for α Crv, later shifted to ε Crv. | |||
==Concordance, Etymology, History== | ==Concordance, Etymology, History== | ||
Laffitte (2012<ref>Roland Laffitte, ''Le ciel des Arabes'', 2012</ref>, 2025<ref>Roland Laffitte, ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots, 2025 ([https://uranos.fr/500-noms-herites-des-arabes/ online])</ref>) gives "[[Alchiba]]" for α Crv, which is the IAU-name, but then elaborates on p. 368: <blockquote>ALTERNATIVE NAME for α Crv: 1. Minkar [Aus.]. Ar. منقار [الغراب] Minqār [al-Ġurāb], ‘the Raven’s Beak’, Uluġ Bēg > ‘Minkar AlGorâb’, Hyde. Minkar c/ Proctor via Ideler. 2. Minkar al Ghyrab. Ar. منقار الغراب Minqār al-Ġurāb, al-Aḫsāsī, hence ‘Minkar al Ghyrab’, Knobel, Minkar al Ghyrab, Wiki/enVar. : ‘Al Minḣar al Ghurab’, with the article omitted and /ḣ/ in place of the usual /ḳ/ (which is pronounced /q/), hence Al Minliar al Ghurab, Hoffleit, Nit. 01, Pultar, Wiki. </blockquote>On page 330, Laffitte (2025) remarks for '''''Minkar''''' ''[Bor.]'' ''(ε Cor : 3,02) /'' ['''الغرب''']'''منقار''' :<blockquote>Recently used for this star, this name is a shortened form of ''Minqār al-Ġurāb'', ‘the Raven’s Beak’, normally assigned, within the Greco-Arabic celestial system, to ''α Crv'' (see this star); shifted to ''ε Crv'' c/ Rhoads, etc., Simbad. </blockquote> | |||
Laffitte (2012<ref>Roland Laffitte, ''Le ciel des Arabes'', 2012</ref>, 2025<ref>Roland Laffitte, ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots, 2025 ([https://uranos.fr/500-noms-herites-des-arabes/ online])</ref>). | |||
===Discussion=== | ===Discussion=== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:01, 18 April 2026
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Roland Laffitte
Minkar is an Arabic star name, originally for α Crv, later shifted to ε Crv.
Concordance, Etymology, History
Laffitte (2012[1], 2025[2]) gives "Alchiba" for α Crv, which is the IAU-name, but then elaborates on p. 368:
ALTERNATIVE NAME for α Crv: 1. Minkar [Aus.]. Ar. منقار [الغراب] Minqār [al-Ġurāb], ‘the Raven’s Beak’, Uluġ Bēg > ‘Minkar AlGorâb’, Hyde. Minkar c/ Proctor via Ideler. 2. Minkar al Ghyrab. Ar. منقار الغراب Minqār al-Ġurāb, al-Aḫsāsī, hence ‘Minkar al Ghyrab’, Knobel, Minkar al Ghyrab, Wiki/enVar. : ‘Al Minḣar al Ghurab’, with the article omitted and /ḣ/ in place of the usual /ḳ/ (which is pronounced /q/), hence Al Minliar al Ghurab, Hoffleit, Nit. 01, Pultar, Wiki.
On page 330, Laffitte (2025) remarks for Minkar [Bor.] (ε Cor : 3,02) / [الغرب]منقار :
Recently used for this star, this name is a shortened form of Minqār al-Ġurāb, ‘the Raven’s Beak’, normally assigned, within the Greco-Arabic celestial system, to α Crv (see this star); shifted to ε Crv c/ Rhoads, etc., Simbad.
