ܥܫܬܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Arabic عِشتَار‎ (ʕishtār). Doublet of ܐܣܬܪܐ‎ (ʾistrā) and ܬܪܥܬܐ‎ (trʿtā), the former borrowed from Akkadian.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕəʃ.tɑːr.]

Proper noun

ܥܸܫܬܵܪ • (ʿištar) f

  1. (astronomy) Venus: The second planet in our solar system; represented by ♀.
  2. (Mesopotamian mythology) Ishtar, Astarte, Ashtoreth: An ancient Mesopotamian goddess associated with love, beauty, sex and fertility. Corresponding to the Roman goddess Venus and the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
  3. A common given name among Assyrian people

See also

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