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cheichius
قيفاوس qīfāwus
n. qyfāws – Cepheus (constellation) (astr.) show/hide quotes-
Ptol. Almag. no. IV: Stellatio cheichius latine et ipse est inflammatus
Kuni.: كوكبة قيفاوس بالرومية وهو الملتهب
- 1 Ptol. Almag.
The Arabic term is not documented in Lisān, Freytag, Lane, Dozy and Wehr.
< Arabic < Greek Κηφεύς. The Latin term does not appear in MLW, DMLBS and LLNMA.