Persian (All Terms)
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Solar System Names
| Traditional Terms | Middle Persian | English | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|
| مهر | Mehr | Sun | |
| ماه | Māh | Moon | |
| هرمزد | Ohrmazd | Jupiter | |
| وهرام | Wahrām | Mars | |
| آناهید | Anāhīd | Venus | |
| تیر | Tīr | Mercury | |
| کیوان | Kēwān | Saturn |
Here is an overview on all Persian Star names
| No. | Modern Persian Name فارسی | Avestan, Pahlavi (Pāzand) and Persian Transcriptions | Etymological Meaning, when possible | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | تیشتر |
Pahl. Tishtar |
The one connected with the three stars | |
| 2 | سَدویس | Pahl. Sadwēs | The one with a hundred servants | |
| 3 | وَنَند | Pahl. Wanand | The Victorious One | |
| 4 | هَفتورنگ | Pahl. Haftōrang | Seven signs | |
| 5 | میخگاه | Pahl. MēxGāh | The Pivot of the place / The Pole Star | |
| 6 | نخو/ نهن | Pāz. Nahn | "nose" | beginning (of Leo) |
| 7 | بوندا | Pāz. Bunda | henbane | |
| 8 | سروش | Pahl. Sorūsh (سروش) |
“obedience”, “discipline.” |
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| 9 | جوزهر | Giausar (جوزهر) | ||
| 10 | شاهین | Alshain | Falcon | Both names (with a misreading in the second word) from abbreviating the Persian asterism name shāhīn-i tarazu, "the Scale Beam," for a, ẞ, and y Aql. The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of these stars' indigenus-Arabic name al-mizan, "the Balance" (said to be a popular name for the ind-Arabs' al-nasr al-tā ir listed under a Aql). Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.. |
| 11 | ترازو | Tarazed | the Balance | |
| 12 | کاوه | Kaveh | One of the heroes of the Shahnameh |
