An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
English-French-Persian

The photography of stars, other celestial bodies, and stellar fields.

→ astro-, → photography.

The process of recording and producing images by exposing light-sensitive detectors to light or other forms of radiation.

→ photo-, → -graphy.

Aksbardâri, literally "taking photograph," from aks, → photograph, + bardâri verbal noun of bardâštan "to take," composite verb from bar- "on; up; upon; in; into; at; forth; with; near; before; according to" (Mid.Pers. abar; O.Pers. upariy "above; over, upon, according to;" Av. upairi "above, over," upairi.zəma- "located above the earth;" cf. Gk. hyper- "over, above;" L. super-; O.H.G. ubir "over;" PIE base *uper "over") + dâštan "to have, to possess" (Mid.Pers. dâštan; O.Pers./Av. root dar- "to hold, keep back, maintain, keep in mind;" cf. Skt. dhr-, dharma- "law;" Gk. thronos "elevated seat, throne;" L. firmus "firm, stable;" Lith. daryti "to make;" PIE *dher- "to hold, support").
Šidnegâri, nurnegâri, action noun from šidnegâr, nurnegâr, → photograph.