#nihal

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The constellation of Lepus, the Hare // E. Slawik/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Zamani

Click below for some information about this bunny rabbit as well as an annotated image!

Lepus, which is Latin for "hare," is one of the original 48 constellations described by Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. Sitting in between much brighter constellations, it doesn't have any particular mythology associated with it, although it is sometimes described as a hare being chased by one of Orion's hunting dogs.

Despite that obscurity, there are several named stars in Lepus:

Arneb (α Leporis) is the brightest star in Lepus, it being a yellow supergiant star about 2,200 light years away. This star is over 100 times larger than the Sun! Its name comes from the Arabic word arnab meaning "hare."

Nihal (β Leporis) is a yellow giant star about 160 light years away. Its name refers to the Arabic constellation nihal, a group of stars known as "The Camels Quenching Their Thirst."

Ping (ε Leporis) is an orange giant star about 209 light years away. Its name comes from the Chinese asterism ping (屏) representing the screen in front of a toilet. Yep. You read that right.

Bade (μ Leporis) is a blue giant star about 170 light years away. This is a chemically peculiar star: it has an overabundance of manganese and mercury in its atmosphere compared to other stars of the same type. Its name comes from Bali astronomy: Bade is the name of this constellation, being a funeral tower.

Darlugal (ζ Leporis) is a blue-white star about 70 light years away. This star is the first known to have an extra-solar asteroid belt. This particular asteroid belt is about 200 times more massive than ours, or about half the total mass of the Moon. Its name comes from the ancient Sumerian name DAR.LUGAL meaning "rooster."

[ocherednoe-dno]

Nihil and Nihal

[agoodhandwriting]

“Hindley lifted her from her horse, exclaiming delightedly, ‘Why, Cathy, you are quite a beauty! I should scarcely have known you: you look like a lady now.”

(Wuthering Heights, Chapter 7)

“When Nihal stopped on the last stair, as if afraid to take another step, Behlül said, ‘oh, who is this? Who is this little, slender, elegant lady? I assure you, I do not recognise her…’”

(Aşk-ı Memnu, Chapter 5)

@princesssarisa

[moonsingh]

Bihter and Nihal in Aşk-ı Memnu (1975)

The first meeting of stepdaughter and stepmother.

@his-own-kingdom I know you will love this ❤️

[gloriaglorheart]

Nihal and the Sorcerers!

OK SO THE TIME HAS COME!!! Since IDK who to ship Nihal with... I'm gonna have YOU ALL VOTE FOR IT!!! I'm gonna show the ship art, then I'm gonna explain the ship names! (Note: There isn't any of her and Alpheratz, since he is shipped with my sona in my lore)

Nihal is a star in the bunny constellation, and Vega is associated with snow a lot. On top of Vega's constellation is Lyra, Nihal is a magician, a performer. So I thought Melodic Hibernation would fit that well!!

Nihal, so far in my rewrite on Wattpad and Ao3, is a part of the dragon riding team with her yellow dragon named Goldie. Spica's family provides the school with the dragons used for dragon riding, plus he canonically likes the texture of dragon scales. I also think the gold in the name ties in well to Nihal's eyes and Spica's hair So we have Golden Scales

Since Arcky is a shepherd and Nihal is from the bunny constellation, I thought it would be cute to have a connection to the farms with their shipname. I consided the idea of connecting their eyes and hair to think of something cute and warm. Sunset Farmlands is here!

So this one was the hardest one to think a name for!! I wanted to keep in mind that bunnies are good luck, and that black cats, which Pollux is associated with a lot, are unlucky BUT can be VERY luck in other cultures!! I decided something that was similar to candy sounding to match Nihal's sweet personality and Pollux's love for them. Thus we have Fortune Swirl!

And last but not least!! This was actually the FIRST ship art I made!! Since Sirius is a dog (technically I think his constellation is a hunting dog? I may be wrong) and Nihal being a bunny, I wanted to use the dynamic of hunter and prey for them! And like I said previously, Nihal is a magician, so I wanted to associate the theater since Sirius is an actor!

So we have Stage Hunt!

And those are the ships!! ^^ So now, who do you liked Nihal being with more?

Who should Nihal be shipped with?

Melodic Hibernation (Vega x Nihal)

Golden Scales (Spica x Nihal)

Sunset Farmlands (Arcturus x Nihal)

Fortune Swirl (Pollux x Nihal)

Stage Hunt (Sirius x Nihal)

Voting ended onApr 26

[wildhoneyvalancy]

I have just started Pat of Silver Bush. Pat is already akin to Nihal.

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[princesssarisa]

@moonbeamlightning

Here's a lyric excerpt from Wicked that reminds me of Nihal's ending.

That's why I couldn't be happier No, I couldn't be happier Though it is, I admit The tiniest bit Unlike I anticipated But I couldn't be happier Simply couldn't be happier Well, not "simply" 'Cause getting your dreams It's strange, but it seems A little, well, complicated There's a kind of a sort of, cost There's a couple of things get, lost There are bridges you cross you didn't know you crossed Until you've crossed And if that joy, that thrill Doesn't thrill like you think it will Still With this perfect finale The cheers and ballyhoo Who Wouldn't be happier? So I couldn't be happier Because happy is what happens When all your dreams come true Well, isn't it? Happy is what happens When your dreams come true!

Wicked, "Thank Goodness"

“Not a single, solitary word had been exchanged on either Behlül or Bihter between father and daughter. They were avoiding that unfortunate memory, and seemed to have forgotten the past few years. At rare moments, in one or two words, they dreamt of the future.

Adnan Bey had written the old governess a long letter, and received a short reply: Mlle de Courton would come at the beginning of winter; Şakire Hanım and her husband, having married off Cemile, would leave the two lovebirds in peace in their nest, and spend the last years of their life at the yalı; Bülent would not board at the school. There would once again be long chases around the garden, there would be deserts prepared among the shiny pots of the little kitchen, following recipes discovered in books. Life would once again be an endless holiday for them, now that the father had returned to his daughter, and the daughter to her father.

Only Beşir was missing. ‘Oh, poor Beşir!’ Nihal would say, and then, not wishing to dwell on this awful memory, she would continue, ‘isn’t that so, papa? How we will laugh, you remember, the way we used to laugh…’

And trying to find one of the happy laughs of her happy days, she would throw her arms around her father’s neck with a dry, broken laugh that caught with a sob of agony, would pucker her lips, and kiss him right there, on the bare, beardless spot under his chin.”

From Aşk-ı Memnu (Chapter 22)