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Meaning of "Ishtar" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ISHTAR

Ishtar  [ˈɪʃtɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ISHTAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ishtar is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ISHTAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ishtar

Ishtar

Ishtar is the East Semitic Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex. She is the counterpart to the Sumerian Inanna, and is the cognate for the Northwest Semitic Aramean goddess Astarte.

Definition of Ishtar in the English dictionary

The definition of Ishtar in the dictionary is the principal goddess of the Babylonians and Assyrians; divinity of love, fertility, and war.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ISHTAR


avatar
ˈævəˌtɑː
consulta
kɒnˈsuːltɑː
Eurostar
ˈjʊərəʊˌstɑː
four-star
ˈfɔːˌstɑː
guitar
ɡɪˈtɑː
hectare
ˈhɛktɑː
iftar
ˈɪftɑː
instar
ˈɪnstɑː
Katar
kæˈtɑː
loadstar
ˈləʊdˌstɑː
matata
mɑːtɑːtɑː
Qatar
kæˈtɑː
star
stɑː
Starr
stɑː
sunstar
ˈsʌnˌstɑː
superstar
ˈsuːpəˌstɑː
ta
tɑː
tar
tɑː
Telstar
ˈtɛlˌstɑː
Yogyakarta
ˌjəʊɡjɑːˈkɑːtɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ISHTAR

Iseult
Isfahan
ish
Isherwood
Ishiguro
Ishmael
Ishmaelite
Ishmaelitism
Isidore of Seville
isinglass
Isis
isit
Iskander Bey
Iskenderun
Isl.
Isla de la Juventud
Isla de Pascua
Islam
Islamabad
Islamic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ISHTAR

acoustic guitar
all-star
altar
bass guitar
child star
co-star
electric guitar
five-star
Gibraltar
lead to the altar
mortar
mukhtar
nectar
North Star
plantar
pop star
rising star
rock star
shooting star
Tatar

Synonyms and antonyms of Ishtar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Ishtar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ISHTAR

Find out the translation of Ishtar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Ishtar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Ishtar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

伊什塔尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ishtar
570 millions of speakers

English

Ishtar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Ishtar
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عشتار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Иштар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ishtar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইস্তার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ishtar
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ishtar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ishtar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イシュタール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이쉬타르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ishtar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Ishtar
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இஸ்தார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ईश्शार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ishtar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ishtar
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Isztar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Іштар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ishtar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ishtar
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ishtar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ishtar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ishtar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ishtar

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ISHTAR»

The term «Ishtar» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.317 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ISHTAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Ishtar» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Ishtar» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ishtar

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ISHTAR»

Discover the use of Ishtar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ishtar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Call Me Ishtar
This is a story about Ishtar, the Mother Goddess, Queen of Heaven, Angel of Death, Whore of Babylon, and, in this most recent incarnation, suburban housewife. She has returned to right the wrongs wreaked by 30 centuries of patriarchy.
Rhoda Lerman, 1973
2
Ishtar
This novella collection is powerful, sexy and very, very deadly. THE FIVE LOVES OF ISHTAR by Kaaron Warren: Follow the path that the goddess Ishtar takes through the eyes of her most devoted worshippers, her washerwomen.
Amanda Pillar, K. V. Taylor, Deborah Biancotti, 2011
3
Ishtar Rising: The Goddess Obsession
A new slant on the Goddess.
Robert A. Wilson, 1988
4
Codex of Love: Reflections from the Heart of Ishtar
For the skeptic, it is a pleasurable and tantalizing journey filled with spiritual nuggets of wisdom. No matter your affiliations, if love is your religion at all, you need to read this book.
Of Ishtar Temple of Ishtar, 2005
5
Ishtar
Ishtar, who was an Iraqi girl, worked in a bar and there she met William, with whom she falls in love.
Ruwaida Abd, 2012
6
The Revenge of Ishtar
For use in schools and libraries only. Together Gilgamesh and Enkidu slay monsters to save the city but incur the wrath of the goddess Ishtar when Gilgamesh rejects her.
‎1998
7
Ishtar and Tammuz: A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons
Ishtar, Babylonian goddess of all creation, sends her son Tammuz, the Green One, to live on the Earth. But when she sees how much he is loved, she is consumed with jealousy and has him killed.
‎1997
8
Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology
ISHTAR Ishtar was the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war. She was closely associated with the Sumerian goddess Inanna. Sometimes her father was said to have been Sin, the moon god, but more often she was viewed as the  ...
‎2005
9
Daughters of the Pacific
Indigenous women from across the Pacific have a voice in this book. Zohl de Ishtar travelled the Pacific during 1986-87 on behalf of Women Working for a Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific and interviewed women of many nations.
Zohl Dé Ishtar, 1994
10
The Metamorphoses of Ishtar
The imaginary world of Lebanese Canadian exiled poet Nadine Ltaif is rooted in the context of middle-eastern geography and mythology.
Nadine Ltaif, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ISHTAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Ishtar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is “Sharknado 3” bad enough to be good fun? - Rich Heldenfels - Ohio
Ishtar has shown up on some so-bad-it's-good lists, sure. But the first half-hour or so is genuinely, on-purpose funny. Showgirls, likely seen by ... «Akron Beacon Journal, Jul 15»
2
BLOOD FEAST: First Ever Splatter Film Getting The Remake …
They are also his offerings to the Egyptian goddess Ishtar. Blood Feast is considered the first splatter film. It was part of a trilogy of films called ... «TwitchFilm, Jul 15»
3
Uncle Orson Reviews Everything: July 16
I mean, Mortdecai, Ishtar and Little Nicky really are unfunny in a painful trying-too-hard way from start to finish. Go ahead and hate them. «RhinoTimes.com Greensboro, Jul 15»
4
Column: All anyone can do when they need help is ask for it
I asked her. Ishtar? A coworker mentioned a shelter she knew of in Vancouver. Every suggestion brought fresh tears and a burst of frustration. «Langley Times, Jul 15»
5
Destiny Weekly Strikes and Prison of Elders Challenges detailed …
Hydra is this week's Nightfall, where you have to head down to the Ishtar Sink. Epic, Nightfall, Angry, Brawler and Grounded are all active, ... «Videogamer.com, Jul 15»
6
SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA Talks To BendNote At France's …
There's songs like 'Sodomites', about the destruction of Sodom; there's songs like 'Shamash', about the Akkadian god of the sun; 'Ishtar' (since ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jul 15»
7
Shooting a MOOC
I don't know whether we have created “Citizen Kane” or “Ishtar.” The scary thing is that “Ishtar” was created by talented people: the great Elaine ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
8
Building the Perfect Bomb: The Numbers Behind Box Office Flops
So that leaves, what, Ishtar and Heaven's Gate as the biggest flops of all time? Interestingly, no. While, both films did lose money, neither of ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
9
The "worst humanitarian crisis of our generation".
"For four months our neighbourhood was under siege and constant bombardment," a young woman called Ishtar, told me recalling the time she ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
10
The Misplaced Nostalgia for Movies Like “The Graduate”
Some of the most spectacular financial flameouts in movie history, such as “Heaven's Gate” and “Ishtar,” are also mighty artistic achievements ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ishtar [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ishtar>. Apr 2024 ».
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