"Akhtar" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Akhtars [plural], Akhter [alternative], Aktar [alternative], Akter [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani (through Hindi अख़्तर (axtar) / Urdu اَخْتَر (axtar)) and/or directly from Classical Persian اَخْتَر (axtar, “star”), in turn 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. Doublet of Tara and sitara. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|inc-hnd|-}} Borrowed from Hindustani, {{bor|en|hi|अख़्तर}} Hindi अख़्तर (axtar), {{bor|en|ur|اَخْتَر}} Urdu اَخْتَر (axtar), {{bor|en|fa-cls|اَخْتَر|t=star}} Classical Persian اَخْتَر (axtar, “star”), {{der|en|pal|𐭠𐭧𐭲𐭫|sc=Phlv|tr=ʾhtl|ts=axtar}} Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭲𐭫 (ʾhtl /⁠axtar⁠/), {{doublet|en|Tara|sitara}} Doublet of Tara and sitara Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Akhtar (plural Akhtars)
  1. A unisex given name from Persian.
    Sense id: en-Akhtar-en-name-5Eu-QPPg Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names from Persian, English entries with incorrect language header, Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual script codes, Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual script codes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30
  2. A surname from Persian.
    Sense id: en-Akhtar-en-name-Zn6-when Categories (other): English surnames, Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual script codes, Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual script codes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 53 47

Inflected forms

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