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Minchir

Minchir is a proper name of a star. It came from Arabic minkhir or minkhar ("nose" or "nostrils").

  • Sigma Hydrae or Minchir, derived from the Arabic Minkhir al-Shuja‘, "the nostril of Hydra"
  • Kappa Leonis or Minchir el-asad, derived from the Arabic Minkhir al-Asad, "muzzle of (the constellation of) the Lion"
  • Alpha Ceti or Menkar, derived from the Arabic manħar "nostril" (of Cetus)