আখতার

Bengali

Alternative forms

• আক্তার (aktar)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /akʰt̪aɾ/, [ˈakt̪aɾ], [ˈaxt̪aɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /akʰt̪aɹ/, [ˈakt̪aɹ], [ˈaxt̪aɹ]

  Audio

  (file)

Noun

আখতার • (akhtar)

1. star

   Synonyms: তারা (tara), সিতারা (śitara)

Proper noun

আখতার • (akhtar)

1. a surname, Akhtar or Akhter, from Persian

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “আখতার” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “আখতার” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh