Talk:List of stars in Orion

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• (58/α Ori) 0.45 – variable Betelgeuse [Betelgeuze, Betelguex] or Mankib [Al Mankib]

< misreading of يد الجوزاء yad al-jauzā´ Hand of the central one [For a history of the error, see the article.]

< منكب mankib shoulder

• (19/β Ori) 0.18 Rigel or Algebar [Elgebar]

< رِجل الجبار rijl[u] al-jabbār Leg of the mighty [one]

• (24/γ Ori) 1.64 Bellatrix

< bellātrix The (female) warrior/amazon

• (34/δ Ori) – double 2.25 & 6.85 Mintaka [Mentaka, Mintika]

< منطقة minţaqa[h] Belt (west end)

• (46/ε Ori) 1.69 Alnilam [Alnihan, Alnitam]

< النظام an-niz̧ām The arrangement [of pearls]

• (50/ζ Ori) – double 1.74, 4.21 Alnitak [Alnitah]

< النطاق an-niţāq: The belt (east end)

• (41/θ¹ Ori) Trapezium – multiple star 4.98, 5.13, 6.71, 7.96

< trapezium < τραπέζιον

• (28/η Ori) 3.35 Saif al Jabbar or Algiebba

< سيف الجبار saif al-jabbār Sword of the mighty [one]

• (44/ι Ori) 2.75 Hatsya or Na'ir al Saif

Na'ir al Saif < نير السيف nair[u] as-saif Tip of the sword

• (53/κ Ori) 2.07 Saiph

< سيف saif sword

• (39/λ Ori) – double 3.39, 5.61 Meissa or Heka

< المايسن al-maisan The Shining One

< الحاقة al-haq'ah The White Spot

• (1/π³ Ori) 3.19 Tabit or Hassaleh – nearby

< الثابت aθ-θābit The endurer (fixed/constant one)

• (36/υ Ori) 4.62 Thabit [Tabit] (see π³ Ori)

< الثابت aθ-θābit The endurer (fixed/constant one)

• (φ Ori) Khad < خد الجوزاء derived from khad al-jauzā´ Cheek of the Central One

• (Phi¹ Orionis -- 37/φ¹ Ori) 4.39 Khad Prior

  < خد khad "cheek" + Latin prior for preceding; "Preceding One of the Cheek"

• (Phi² Orionis -- 40/φ² Ori) 4.09 Khad Posterior

  < خد khad "cheek" + Latin posterior for succeeding; "Succeeding One of the Cheek"