Altair
See also: altair
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Etymology edit
From the Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر (an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʔir, “the flying eagle”), from نَسْر (nasr, “eagle”) + طَائِر (ṭāʔir, “flying”).
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Altair
- (astronomy) The brightest star in the constellation Aquila; Alpha (α) Aquilae. It is the twelfth brightest star in the sky, and forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
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Etymology edit
From Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر (an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʔir, “the flying eagle”), from نَسْر (nasr, “eagle”) + طَائِر (ṭāʔir, “flying”).
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Altair f
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Etymology 1 edit
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Altair f (indeclinable)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Altair.
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Altair m inan
- Altair (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)
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Declension of Altair
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Altair f
- (astronomy) Altair (star in the constellation Aquila)
- A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil
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Altair m
- a male given name