अख़्तर

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अख़्तर

/əx.t̪əɾ/ Hindi, Standard
[ɐx.t̪ɐɾ] Hindi, Standard
/əkʰ.t̪əɾ/ Hindi, Standard
[ɐkʰ.t̪ɐɾ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَخْتَر (axtar), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭲𐭫 (ʾhtl /⁠axtar⁠/), an ancient backformation from 𐭠𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭲𐭫 (ʾpʾhtl /⁠abāxtar⁠/, “planet”), due to a mistaken folk etymology that the first element ab- was a negative suffix, since Zoroastrianism considers the planets to be nefarious "un-stars" due to their astronomically odd behavior.

noun axtar · اَخْتَر · अख्तर

masculine, rare star
Similar: तारा, सितारा

proper noun axtar · اَخْتَر · अख्तर

by personal gender, feminine, masculine, rare a unisex given name, Akhtar, from Persian
by personal gender, feminine, masculine, rare a surname, Akhtar, from Persian

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"अख़्तर." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

अख़्तर. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0

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"अख़्तर." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {अख़्तर},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}