tanit

/ˈtɑːnɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

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"“Er...Feathered Omen, hoot not,” he continued uneasily, “Son of Tanit, hoot not!”"
"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)."

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

Tinnit (alternative)

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How do you pronounce tanit?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɑːnɪt/.

What does tanit mean?

Where does tanit come from?

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

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