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Help[Facts] Re: Is Hawking hawking my favorite, too?
in reply to a message by Nanaea
Hey, guys, sorta speaking of Hawking, have you anagramed Alnitak, Anilam, or Mintaka? (I think that's how the names for the stars of Orion's belt are spelled.) They are Arabic names. Just curious. :P
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Alnitak - Kat Lina
Alnitah - Lia Tanh
Anilam - Animal, Malina, Lamina, Manila
Alnilam - Manilla
Ainilam - Iliamna, I'm a nail, I, animal
Alnihan - Annilah
Mintaka - I'm a tank, Mina Kat
Mintika - I'm a knit, Tai Mink,
Alnitah - Lia Tanh
Anilam - Animal, Malina, Lamina, Manila
Alnilam - Manilla
Ainilam - Iliamna, I'm a nail, I, animal
Alnihan - Annilah
Mintaka - I'm a tank, Mina Kat
Mintika - I'm a knit, Tai Mink,
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This looks like a job for.... Super Anagram-man!
P.L. is the one to ask about anagramming those star names for you, as he's the expert.
I checked my Star Names book for you and, yep, you got all three of those names right. The book offers a few variations on the names, though.
"Alnitak" (the lowest star in Orion's Belt) is also sometimes called "Alnitah". The original Arabic name for this star was: "Al Nitak", meaning "The Girdle".
"Anilam" (the middle star) is also called "Alnilam", "Ainilam", and "Alnihan". The original Arabic name for this star was either "Al Nitham" or "Al Nathm", both meaning "The String of Pearls".
"Mintaka" (the highest star) is sometimes called "Mintika". The original Arabic name for this star was "Al Mintakah", meaning "The Belt".
So, P.L. has a lot of names there to anagram for you! If he can get to it, that is. I only just found out today that his baby daughter Nephele has had a nasty cold all this past weekend and that P.L.'s been getting very little sleep (which may explain some understandable crankiness :)
P.L., if you're reading this, I'm sending a "get well" pressie in the snail mail to you for little Nephele. Nothing big, just a little something that'll look pretty on her. :)
Phyllis, you send little Nephele some positive energy. :)
-- Nanaea
P.L. is the one to ask about anagramming those star names for you, as he's the expert.
I checked my Star Names book for you and, yep, you got all three of those names right. The book offers a few variations on the names, though.
"Alnitak" (the lowest star in Orion's Belt) is also sometimes called "Alnitah". The original Arabic name for this star was: "Al Nitak", meaning "The Girdle".
"Anilam" (the middle star) is also called "Alnilam", "Ainilam", and "Alnihan". The original Arabic name for this star was either "Al Nitham" or "Al Nathm", both meaning "The String of Pearls".
"Mintaka" (the highest star) is sometimes called "Mintika". The original Arabic name for this star was "Al Mintakah", meaning "The Belt".
So, P.L. has a lot of names there to anagram for you! If he can get to it, that is. I only just found out today that his baby daughter Nephele has had a nasty cold all this past weekend and that P.L.'s been getting very little sleep (which may explain some understandable crankiness :)
P.L., if you're reading this, I'm sending a "get well" pressie in the snail mail to you for little Nephele. Nothing big, just a little something that'll look pretty on her. :)
Phyllis, you send little Nephele some positive energy. :)
-- Nanaea
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