Tanit

See also: tanít

English

Alternative forms

• Tinnit

Etymology

Of Semitic origin, from Punic 𐤕𐤍𐤕 (tnt). Found in Ancient Greek as Θινιθ (Thinith), Θεννειθ (Thenneith).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːnɪt/

Proper noun

Tanit

1. (mythology) A Punic and Phoenician goddess, the chief deity of Ancient Carthage alongside Baal-Hamon.
   • 2001, Laurence M. Porter, editor, A Gustave Flaubert Encyclopedia, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 320:

     Tanit, the moon goddess, her sacred veil, the zaïmph, and Salammbó are a poetic rendering of a threefold reality, similar to the notion of antiquity concerning the three faces of Diana (Thibaudet 138).

Further reading

• Tanit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• 'taint, Nitta, Titan, nitta, taint, tinta, titan