نواختر

Persian

Etymology

From نو (now, “new”) +‎ اختر (axtar, “star”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [naw.ʔax.ˈtaɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näw.ʔäx.t̪ʰǽɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näw.ʔäx.t̪ʰǽɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [näw.ʔäx.t̪ʰǽɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [näw.ʔäx.t̪ʰǽɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [now.ʔæx.t̪ʰǽɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [näw.ʔäχ.t̪ʰǽɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	naw-axtar
Dari reading?	naw-axtar
Iranian reading?	now-axtar
Tajik reading?	nav-axtar

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

نواختر • (now-axtar) (plural نواخترها (now-axtar-hâ))

1. (astronomy) nova

Derived terms

• ابرنواختر (abar-now-axtar, “supernova”)