ستاره

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ستاره (sitâra, star; fate).

Noun

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ستاره (sitare) (plural ستارگان)

  1. (astronomy) star, a luminous celestial body made up of plasma
    Synonyms: اختر (ahter), نجم (necm), یلدز (yıldız)
  2. (figuratively) one's star, fortune, fate, chance, destiny
    Synonym: اختر (ahter)
  3. an open tent, a pavilion
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Turkish: sitare

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ستاره. Compound of سه (three) +‎ تاره (stringed).

Noun

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ستاره (sitare)

  1. a three-stringed lute
  2. three-dice backgammon

Further reading

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Persian

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Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
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ستارگان (setâregân)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Middle Persian [script needed] (stʾlk' /⁠stārag⁠/), [script needed] (stl /⁠star⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (star-), from Proto-Iranian *Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognate with English star.

    Pronunciation

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    Readings
    Classical reading? sitāra
    Dari reading? sitāra
    Iranian reading? setâre
    Tajik reading? sitora
    • Audio (Iran):(file)
    • Rhymes: -e (Iran), -a (elsewhere)

    Noun

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    Dari ستاره
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik ситора

    سِتارِه (setâre) (plural ستارگان (setâregân) or ستاره‌ها (setâre-hâ))

    1. star
      • 1985, قیصر امینپور [Qeysar Aminpour], “شعری برای جنگ”, in تنفس صبح:
        دیگر ستارگان را حتی هیچ اعتماد نیست. شاید ستاره‌ها شبگردهای دشمن ما باشند.
        digar setâregân-râ hattâ hič e'temâd nist. šâyad setâre--hâ šabgard-hâ-ye došman-e mâ bâšand.
        Even the stars are no longer reliable. Perhaps the stars are our enemy's night patrols.
    2. fate, destiny
    3. star (actors, athletes, etc.)
    4. asterisk, the symbol "*"
    5. (archaic) spark

    Usage notes

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    The plural ستارگان (setâregân) is used for astronomical stars, sparks, etc., but not for human "stars" or asterisks.

    Derived terms

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    Proper noun

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    Dari ستاره
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik Ситора

    ستاره (setâre)

    1. a female given name, Setareh, Sitara, Setare, or Sitora, from Middle Persian

    See also

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