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• AḴŠONVĀR

  C. J. Brunner

  The imperfect recording in Arabic of an eastern Middle Iranian term for “king;” it is used as a proper name.

• AKSU

  Alain Cariou

  an important urban oasis on the Silk Road where Buddhism flourished during antiquity.

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• AḴTĀJĪ

  D. O. Morgan

  a term, Mongolian in origin, derived from aḵtā “gelding” and meaning “groom” or, more specifically in the context of the court, “master of the horse.”

• AḴTAR newspaper

  L. P. Elwell-Sutton

  a Persian newspaper published in Istanbul, 1876 to 1895-96.

• AḴTAR “star"

  Cross-Reference

  See AXTAR.

• AḴTAR, AḤMAD BEG GORJĪ

  Dj. Khaleghi-Motlagh

  a poet of the era of Fatḥ-ʿAlī Shah Qāǰār (1212-50/1797-1834).

• AḴTAR-E KĀVĪĀN

  Cross-Reference

  See DERAFŠ-E KĀVĪĀN.

• ĀḴŪND

  H. Algar

  (or ĀḴᵛOND), a word of uncertain etymology with the general meaning of religious scholar. Various Persian origins have been proposed for the word.

• AḴŪND ḴORĀSĀNĪ

  A. Hairi, S. Murata

  (1255-1329/1839-1911), Shiʿite religious leader.

• ĀḴŪND, ḤĀJJ

  Cross-Reference

  See ʿALĪ AKBAR ŠAHMĪRZĀDĪ.