Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian اختر (axtar), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾhtl /⁠axtar⁠/).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /akʰt̪aɾ/, [ˈakt̪aɾ], [ˈaxt̪aɾ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /akʰt̪aɹ/, [ˈakt̪aɹ], [ˈaxt̪aɹ]
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Noun

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আখতার (akhtar)

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    Synonyms: তারা (tara), সিতারা (śitara)

Proper noun

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আখতার (akhtar)

  1. a surname, Akhtar or Akhter, from Persian

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