ܥܫܬܪ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (dIštar).
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 (nawo), ܥܸܫܬܵܪ (ʿištar), ܐܲܪܥܵܐ (ārʿa), ܢܸܪܓܲܠ (nirgāl), ܐܵܢܘܿ (ano), ܢܝܼܢܘܼܪܬܵܐ (nīnurta), ܐܘܿܪܵܢܘܿܣ (uranos), ܢܹܦܬܘܼܢܘܿܣ (neptunos), ܦܠܘܼܛܘܿܢ (pluṭon)