ܥܫܬܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [ʕəʃ.tɑːr.]

Proper noun

ܥܸܫܬܵܪ • (ʿištar) f

(astronomy) Venus: The second planet in our solar system; represented by ♀.
(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.
A common given name among Assyrian people

See also

(planets of the Solar System) ܢܵܒ݂ܘܿ‎ (nāḇō), ܟܲܘܟܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ‎ (kawkāḇtā), ܐܲܪܥܵܐ‎ (arˁā), ܢܸܪܓܲܠ‎ (nirgal), ܒܹܝܠ‎ (bēl), ܟܹܐܘܵܢ‎ (kēˀwān), ܐܘܼܪܵܢܘܿܣ‎ (ūrānōs), ܢܹܦܬܘܼܢܘܿܣ‎ (nēptūnōs), ܦܠܘܼܛܘܿܢ‎ (plūṭōn)

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