2 Taurus ‒ aṯ-ṯawr, “the Bull”

3 Gemini ‒ al-jawzāʾ, “the Middle One” (originally the name for Orion, “the middle one” probably referring to the three stars in the belt)

4 Cancer ‒ as-saraṭān, “the Crab”

5 Leo ‒ al-asad, “the Lion”

6 Virgo ‒ as-sunbula, “the Ear of Corn” (from the Babylonian name)

7 Libra ‒ al-mīzān, “the Scales”

8 Scorpio ‒ al-ʿaqrab, “the Scorpion”

9 Sagittarius ‒ al-qaws, “the Bow”

10 Capricorn ‒ al-jady, “the Goat Kid”

11 Aquarius ‒ ad-dalw, “the Bucket”

12 Pisces ‒ al-ḥūt, “the Whale”

B The twenty-one northern constellations

1 Ursa Minor ‒ ad-dubb al-aṣġar, “the Smaller Bear”

2 Ursa Maior ‒ ad-dubb al-akbar, “the Greater Bear”

3 Draco ‒ at-tinnīn, “the Serpent”

4 Cepheus ‒ al-multahib, “the Burning One” (etymology not known)

5 Boötes ‒ al-ʿawwāʾ, “the Howling Dog”

6 Corona Borealis ‒ al-iklīl aš-šimālī, “the Northern Crown”

7 Hercules ‒ al-jāṯī (ʿalā rukbatihī) “the One Kneeling (on his Knees)” (from the Greek ho en gonasin, “the One on his Knees”)

8 Lyra ‒ an-nasr al-wāqiʿ, “the Falling Eagle” (the original Arabic name, whence the medieval Latin name Aquila Cadens)

9 Cygnus ‒ ad-dajāja, “the Hen” (from the Greek ornis)

10 Cassiopeia ‒ ḏāt al-kursī, “the Woman on the Chair”

11 Perseus ‒ ḥāmil raʾs al-ġūl, “the Carrier of the Monster’s Head” (meaning Medusa’s head)

12 Auriga ‒ mumsik al-ʿinān, “the One Holding the Reins”

13 Ophiuchus ‒ al-ḥawwā ḥāmil al-ḥayya, “the Snake Charmer Carrying the Snake”

14 Serpens ‒ ḥayyat al-ḥawwā, “the Snake of the Snake Charmer” (from the Greek ophis ophioukhou)

15 Sagitta ‒ uwīsṭus (from Greek oïstos); as-sahm, “the Arrow”; an-nawl, “the Loom” (from an erronous reading of oïstos, “arrow”, as histos, “loom”); al-ġūl, “the Monster” (an erronous reading of an-nawl)

16 Aquila ‒ an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʾir, “the Flying Eagle”

17 Delphinus ‒ ad-dulfīn, “the Dolphin”

18 Equuleus ‒ raʾs al-faras, “the Head of the Horse” (from the Greek hippou protomē, “the Front of the Horse”); al-faras al-awwal, “the First Horse”

19 Pegasus ‒ al-faras al-mujannaḥ, “the Winged Horse”; al-faras al-aʿẓam “the Great Horse”; al-faras aṯ-ṯānī “the Second Horse” (from the Greek hippos, “Horse”)

20 Andromeda ‒ al-marʾa (allaṯī lam tar baʿlan) “the Woman (who Saw no Husband)”

21 Triangulum ‒ al-muṯallaṯa, “the Trigon”

C The fifteen southern constellations

1 Cetus ‒ qayṭus (from the Greek kētos); sabuʿ al-baḥr, “the Predator of the Sea” (in al-Battāni and al-Bīrūnī); ḥayawān baḥrī, “Animal of the Sea” (in Isḥāq b. Ḥunayn); dābbat al-baḥr, “the Brute of the Sea” (in al-Ḥajjāj)

2 Orion ‒ al-jabbār, “the Mighty One”

3 Eridanus ‒ an-nahr, “the River” (from the Greek potamos)

4 Lepus ‒ al-arnab, “the Hare”

5 Canis maior ‒ al-kalb al-akbar, “the Greater Dog”; kalb al-jabbār, “the Dog of Orion” (in aṣ-Ṣūfī)

6 Canis minor ‒ al-kalb al-aṣġar, “the Smaller Dog”

7 Argo (Navis) ‒ as-safīna, “the Ship (of the Argonauts)”

8 Hydra ‒ (al-ḥayyat) aš-šujāʿ, “(the Snake of) the Hero” (Heracles)

9 Crater ‒ al-kaʾs, “the Cup” (al-Ḥajjāj, al-Battānī, Abū Maʿšar); al-bāṭiya, “the Beaker” (Ibn Ḥunayn, aṣ-Ṣūfī, al-Bīrūnī)

10 Corvus ‒ al-ġurāb, “the Crow”

11 Centaurus ‒ qinṭāwurus or qinṭārus (from the Greek kentauros); al-faras, “the Horse” (Abū Maʿšar)

12 Lupus ‒ as-sabuʿ, “the Beast of Prey”

13 Ara ‒ al-mijmara, “the Incense Burner” (from the Greek thumiatērion)

14 Corona Australis ‒ al-iklīl al-janūbī, “the Southern Crown”

15 Piscis Austrinus ‒ al-ḥūt al-janūbī, “the Southern Whale”