ܥܫܬܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِشتَار, from Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (Ištar), from Proto-Semitic *ʕaṯtar-; compare Classical Syriac ܐܸܣܬܪܵܐ (ʾestərā), Hebrew עַשְׁתָּרְתּ ('ashtárt), Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart), and Ancient Greek Ἀστάρτη (Astártē).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕɪʃ.tɑːr]

Proper noun

ܥܸܫܬܵܪ • (ˁištār) f

  1. (astronomy) Venus (the second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess)
    Synonyms: ܟܲܘܟ݂ܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kawḵaḇtā), ܟܲܘܟ݂ܲܒ݂ ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (kawḵaḇ nuḡhā)
  2. (Mesopotamian mythology) Ishtar, Astarte, Ashtoreth (ancient Mesopotamian goddess associated with love, beauty, sex and fertility. Corresponding to the Roman goddess Venus and the Greek goddess Aphrodite)
  3. a female given name

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