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Astarte

Astarte proper noun: a Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war, cognate in name, origin and function with the goddess Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart) of Phoenicia.

Proper noun

Astarte

  1. A Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war, cognate in name, origin and function with the goddess Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart) of Phoenicia.

Astarte meaning in Hindi, Marathi and Arabic

Astarte in Hindi

Semitic goddess of fertility
अश्तार्त aśtārt

Astarte in Marathi

Semitic goddess of fertility
आस्टार्टे āsṭārṭe

Astarte in Arabic

Semitic goddess of fertility
عِشْتَار ʕištār, عَشْتَارُوت ʕaštārūt, عَثْتَار ʕaṯtār

Forms of Astarte

alternative formAshtoreth

Origin of Astarte

Borrowed from Latin Astarte, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart) via Ancient Greek Ἀστάρτη (Astártē). Doublet of Ashtoreth and Ishtar.

Questions about Astarte

What does Astarte mean?
Astarte means a Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war, cognate in name, origin and function with the goddess Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart) of Phoenicia.
What is Astarte in Hindi?
Astarte in Hindi is अश्तार्त (aśtārt). See Astarte meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Astarte?
Astarte is a proper noun.

Words near Astarte in the dictionary

  1. Astarionmance
  2. Astarionmancer
  3. Astarot
  4. Astaroth
  5. astart
  6. Astarte
  7. astarted
  8. astartid
  9. astartids
  10. astarting
  11. astarts

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