Ishtar
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ishtar in British English:
UK [ˈiʃtɑ:]
How to pronounce Ishtar in American English:
US [ˈɪʃˌtɑr]
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- Noun:
- goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart of Ashtoreth and Astarte
Word Origin
- Ishtar
- ancient Sumero-Babylonian goddess of love and fertility, counterpart of Phoenician Astarte (q.v.), from Akkad. Ishtar.
Example
- 1. Crown of ishtar by the daughter of dawn .
- 2. Remains of the ishtar gates at babylon .
- 3. Ishtar , queen of night , open thy gate to me !
- 4. I am beautiful pearls , plucked from the crown of ishtar by the daughter of dawn to embellish the gardens .
- 5. From wealthy temples they enforced the worship of marduk city god of babylon , ishtar goddess of love and lesser deities .