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#	Constellation	Genitive	Abbr.	Meaning	Area
1	Andromeda	Andromedae	And	Daughter of Cassiopeia	722.278
2	Antlia	Antliae	Ant	The Air Pump	238.901
3	Apus	Apodis	Aps	Bird of Paradise	206.327
4	Aquarius	Aquarii	Aqr	The Water-bearer	979.854
5	Aquila	Aquilae	Aql	The Eagle	652.473
6	Ara	Arae	Ara	The Altar	237.057
7	Aries	Arietis	Ari	The Ram	441.395
8	Auriga	Aurigae	Aur	The Charioteer	657.438
9	Bootes	Bootis	Boo	The Herdsman	906.831
10	Caelum	Caeli	Cae	The Chisel	124.865
11	Camelopardalis	Camelopardalis	Cam	The Giraffe	756.828
12	Cancer	Cancri	Cnc	The Crab	505.872
13	Canes Venatici	Canum Venaticorum	CVn	The Hunting Dogs	465.194
14	Canis Major	Canis Majoris	CMa	The Big Dog	380.118
15	Canis Minor	Canis Minoris	CMi	The Little Dog	183.367
16	Capricornus	Capricorni	Cap	The Goat	413.947
17	Carina	Carinae	Car	The Keel	494.184
18	Cassiopeia	Cassiopeiae	Cas	The Queen	598.407
19	Centaurus	Centauri	Cen	The Centaur	1060.422
20	Cepheus	Cephei	Cep	The King	587.787
21	Cetus	Ceti	Cet	The Whale	1231.411
22	Chamaeleon	Chamaeleontis	Cha	The Chameleon	131.592
23	Circinus	Circini	Cir	The Compasses	93.353
24	Columba	Columbae	Col	The Dove	270.184
25	Coma Berenices	Comae Berenices	Com	Berenice’s Hair	386.475
26	Corona Australis	Coronae Australis	CrA	The Southern Crown	127.696
27	Corona Borealis	Coronae Borealis	CrB	The Northern Crown	178.710
28	Corvus	Corvi	Crv	The Crow	183.801
29	Crater	Crateris	Crt	The Cup	282.398
30	Crux	Crucis	Cru	The Cross	68.447
31	Cygnus	Cygni	Cyg	The Swan	803.983
32	Delphinus	Delphini	Del	The Dolphin	188.549
33	Dorado	Doradus	Dor	The Swordfish	179.173
34	Draco	Draconis	Dra	The Dragon	1082.952
35	Equuleus	Equulei	Equ	The Little Horse	71.641
36	Eridanus	Eridani	Eri	The River	1137.919
37	Fornax	Fornacis	For	The Furnace	397.502
38	Gemini	Geminorum	Gem	The Twins	513.761
39	Grus	Gruis	Gru	The Crane (bird)	365.513
40	Hercules	Herculis	Her	The Son of Zeus	1225.148
41	Horologium	Horologii	Hor	The Clock	248.885
42	Hydra	Hydrae	Hya	The Water Snake	1302.844
43	Hydrus	Hydri	Hyi	The Water Snake	243.035
44	Indus	Indi	Ind	The Indian	294.006
45	Lacerta	Lacertae	Lac	The Lizard	200.688
46	Leo	Leonis	Leo	The Lion	946.964
47	Leo Minor	Leonis Minoris	LMi	The Little Lion	231.956
48	Lepus	Leporis	Lep	The Hare	290.291
49	Libra	Librae	Lib	The Balance	538.052
50	Lupus	Lupi	Lup	The Wolf	333.683
51	Lynx	Lyncis	Lyn	The Lynx	545.386
52	Lyra	Lyrae	Lyr	The Lyre	286.476
53	Mensa	Mensae	Men	The Table	153.484
54	Microscopium	Microscopii	Mic	The Microscope	209.513
55	Monoceros	Monocerotis	Mon	The Unicorn	481.569
56	Musca	Muscae	Mus	The Fly	138.355
57	Norma	Normae	Nor	The Square	165.290
58	Octans	Octantis	Oct	The Octant	291.045
59	Ophiuchus	Ophiuchi	Oph	The Serpent-bearer	948.340
60	Orion	Orionis	Ori	The Hunter	594.120
61	Pavo	Pavonis	Pav	The Peacock	377.666
62	Pegasus	Pegasi	Peg	The Winged Horse	1120.794
63	Perseus	Persei	Per	Rescuer of Andromeda	614.997
64	Phoenix	Phoenicis	Phe	The Phoenix	469.319
65	Pictor	Pictoris	Pic	The Painter	246.739
66	Pisces	Piscium	Psc	The Fishes	889.417
67	Piscis Austrinus	Piscis Austrini	PsA	The Southern Fish	245.375
68	Puppis	Puppis	Pup	The Stern	673.434
69	Pyxis	Pyxidis	Pyx	The Compass	220.833
70	Reticulum	Reticuli	Ret	The Reticle	113.936
71	Sagitta	Sagittae	Sge	The Arrow	79.932
72	Sagittarius	Sagittarii	Sgr	The Archer	867.432
73	Scorpius	Scorpii	Sco	The Scorpion	496.783
74	Sculptor	Sculptoris	Scl	The Sculptor	474.764
75	Scutum	Scuti	Sct	The Shield	109.114
76	Serpens	Serpentis	Ser	The Serpent	636.928
77	Sextans	Sextantis	Sex	The Sextant	313.515
78	Taurus	Tauri	Tau	The Bull	797.249
79	Telescopium	Telescopii	Tel	The Telescope	251.512
80	Triangulum	Trianguli	Tri	The Triangle	131.847
81	Triangulum Australe	Trianguli Australis	TrA	The Southern Triangle	109.978
82	Tucana	Tucanae	Tuc	The Toucan	294.557
83	Ursa Major	Ursae Majoris	UMa	The Great Bear	1279.660
84	Ursa Minor	Ursae Minoris	UMi	The Little Bear	255.864
85	Vela	Velorum	Vel	The Sails	499.649
86	Virgo	Virginis	Vir	The Maiden	1294.428
87	Volans	Volantis	Vol	The Flying Fish	141.354
88	Vulpecula	Vulpeculae	Vul	The Fox	268.165

The areas of the above constellations adds up to 41,252.961 square degrees, which is in fact the area of the celestial sphere.
In terms of area (based on the official IAU boundaries), of the 88 constellations the three largest are Hydra, Virgo, and Ursa Major, while the three smallest are Sagitta, Equuleus, and Crux.
The references are:

The Observer’s HandBook.
The Astronomical Companion.

Arabic Constellation Names

Constellation	Arabic Name	Arabic Name	Arabic Meaning	N/S
Andromeda		Al-Mara’ah Al-Musalsalah	The Shackled Woman	N
Antlia		Mefraghat Al-Hawa’	The Air Pump	S
Apus		Tta’er Al-Ferdaws	Bird of Paradise	S
Aquarius		Ad-Dalw	The Well-bucket	S
Aquila		Al-‘Okab	The Eagle	N-S
Ara		Al-Mijmarah	The Censer	S
Aries		Al-Hamal	The Ram	N
Auriga		Momsek Al-A’aennah	The Reins-holder	N
Bootes		Al-‘Awwa’	The Howler	N
Caelum		Aalat An-Naqqash	The Sculptor’s Tool	S
Camelopardalis		Az-Zarafah	The Giraffe	N
Cancer		As-Sarattan	The Crab	N
Canes Venatici		As-Sloqeyyan	The Two Hunting Dogs	N
Canis Major		Al-Kalb Al-A’kbar	The Greater Dog	S
Canis Minor		Al-Kalb Al-A’sghar	The Lesser Dog	N
Capricornus		Al-Jadi	The Young Goat	S
Carina		Al-Qa’edah	The Keel	S
Cassiopeia		That Al-Korsi	Who (Lady) Has Chair	N
Centaurus		Qanttorus	Centaur	S
Cepheus		Al-Multaheb	Inflammatus	N
Cetus		Qayttas	Cetus	N-S
Chamaeleon		Al-Hirba’	The Chameleon	S
Circinus		Al-Bikar	The Compasses	S
Columba		Al-Hamamah	The Dove	S
Coma Berenices		Al-Hulbah	Bristle	N
Corona Australis		Al-I’klil Al-Janobi	The Southern Crown	S
Corona Borealis		Al-I’klil Ash-Shamali	The Northern Crown	N
Corvus		Al-Ghurab	The Raven	S
Crater		Al-Battiyah	The Great Cup	S
Crux		As-Ssaleeb Al-Janobi	The Southern Cross	S
Cygnus		Ad-Dajajah	The Hen	N
Delphinus		Ad-Dulfin	The Dolphin	N
Dorado		Abu-Saif	The Swordfish	S
Draco		At-Tinneen	The Dragon	N
Equuleus		Qett’at Al-Faras	Part of the Horse	N
Eridanus		An-Nahr	The River	N-S
Fornax		Al-Koor	The Furnace	S
Gemini		At-Tawa’man	The Twins	N
Grus		Al-Kurki	The Crane (bird)	S
Hercules		Al-Jathi	The Kneeling (Man)	N
Horologium		As-Sa’ah	The Clock	S
Hydra		Ash-Shuja’a	The Brave	N-S
Hydrus		Hayyat Al-Ma’	The Water Snake	S
Indus		Al-Hindi	The Indian	S
Lacerta		Al-‘Adha’ah	The Lizard	N
Leo		Al-A’sad	The Lion	N
Leo Minor		Al-A’sad Al-A’sghar	The Lesser Lion	N
Lepus		Al-A’rnab	The Hare	S
Libra		Al-Mizan	The Balance	S
Lupus		As-Sab’a	The Beast of Prey	S
Lynx		Al-Washaq	The Lynx	N
Lyra		Al-Qitharah	The Lyre	N
Mensa		Al-Jabal	The Mountain	S
Microscopium		Al-Mijhar	The Microscope	S
Monoceros		Waheed Al-Qarn	The Unicorn	N-S
Musca		Ath-Thubabah	The Fly	S
Norma		Morabba’a An-Najjar	The Carpenter’s Square	S
Octans		Ath-Thomon	The Octant	S
Ophiuchus		Al-Hawwa’	The Snake Charmer	N-S
Orion		Al-Jabbar	The Giant	N-S
Pavo		Att-Ttawoos	The Peacock	S
Pegasus		Al-Faras Al-A’adham	The Great Horse	N
Perseus		Hamil Ra’s Al-Ghul	Bearer of the Demon’s Head	N
Phoenix		Al-‘Anqa’	The Phoenix	S
Pictor		Aalat Ar-Rassam	The Painter’s Tool	S
Pisces		Al-Hut	The Whale	N
Piscis Austrinus		Al-Hut Al-Janubi	The Southern Whale	S
Puppis		Al-Kawthal	The Stern	S
Pyxis		Bayt Al-Ebrah	The Compass	S
Reticulum		Ash-Shabakah	The Reticle	S
Sagitta		As-Sahm	The Arrow	N
Sagittarius		Ar-Rami	The Archer	S
Scorpius		Al-‘Aqrab	The Scorpion	S
Sculptor		M’amal An-Nahhat	The Sculptor’s Mill	S
Scutum		At-Tirs	The Shield	S
Serpens		Al-Hayyah	The Snake	N-S
Sextans		As-Sodos	The Sextant	N-S
Taurus		Ath-Thawr	The Bull	N
Telescopium		Al-Merqab	The Telescope	S
Triangulum		Al-Muthallath	The Triangle	N
Triangulum Australe		Al-Muthallath Al-Janobi	The Southern Triangle	S
Tucana		Att-Ttuqan	The Toucan	S
Ursa Major		Ad-Dubb Al-A’kbar	The Greater Bear	N
Ursa Minor		Ad-Dubb Al-A’sghar	The Lesser Bear	N
Vela		Ash-Shera’a	The Sail	S
Virgo		Al-‘Athra’	The Maiden	N-S
Volans		As-Samakah Att-Tta’erah	The Flying Fish	S
Vulpecula		Ath-Th’alab	The Fox	N

N/S: Indicates whether the constellation is a Northern or Southern one.
The symbol * means that the picture of the constellation is taken from a reference other than Uranometry by Azophi (Suwarul-Kawakib by As-Sufi).
Arabic References:
1. “Suwarul-Kawakib”, by As-Sufi, (Uranometry, by Azophi).
2. “Encyclopedia of Arab Star Names in Ancient and Modern Astronomy”, by Dr. Abdul-Rahim Bader.
3. “Astronomy”, by Prof. Hamid Al-Naimy.

The first reference, which is Suwarul-Kawakib (Uranometry) is one of the greatest Arabic astronomical books, which was written by the great Muslim astronomer As-Sufi (Azophi) about 1000 years ago! All the above pictures of the constellations are taken from that book, unless otherwise mentioned. To know more about Suwarul-Kawakib and As-Sufi, kindly find below the introduction of the book.