Etymology
The term Botein is derived from Al Bīrūnī's Al Buṭayn (ألبطين), the dual of Al Baṭn, the Belly. This is the name of star association consisting this star, along with ε Ari, ζ Ari, π Ari, and ρ3 Ari
According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Al Buṭain were the title for five stars :δ Ari as Botein, π Ari as Al Buṭain I, ρ3 Ari as Al Buṭain II, ε Ari as Al Buṭain III dan ζ Ari as Al Buṭain IV
In the catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, this star was designated Nir al Botain, which was translated into Latin as Lucida Ventris, meaning the brightest of the belly.
In Chinese, 天陰 (Tiān Yīn), meaning Yin Force, refers to an asterism consisting of δ Arietis, 63 Arietis, ζ Arietis, τ Arietis and 65 Arietis. Consequently, δ Arietis itself is known as 天陰四 (Lóu Su sì, English: the Fourth Star of Yin Force.)
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