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

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

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