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Mitra (Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mitrás) is the name of an Indo-Iranian divinity that predates the Rigvedic Mitrá and Avestan Mithra. The names, and some characteristics, of these established deities subsequently influenced other figures:
Om Mitraya Namaha is a Hindu mantra chanted in the practice of Sun Salutation, wherein Mitra is a name of the god of the Sun, Surya. [ 8 ] Royal names incorporating Mithra's (e.g., "Mithradates") appear in the dynasties of Parthia, Armenia, and in Anatolia, in Pontus and Cappadocia.
Mitra (Sanskrit: मित्र IAST: Mitrá) is a Hindu god and generally one of the Adityas (the sons of the goddess Aditi), though his role has changed over time.In the Mitanni inscription, Mitra is invoked as one of the protectors of treaties.
[7] [8] [9] In Sanskrit, "mitra" means "friend" or "friendship". [ 10 ] In the inscribed peace treaty of c. 1400 BC between Hittites and the Hurrian kingdom of the Mitanni in the area southeast of Lake Van in Armenian Highlands , the form mi-it-ra- appears as the name of a god invoked together with four other divinities as witnesses and keepers ...
Vedic Sanskrit Mitra, "friend, friendship," as the name of a god praised in the Rigveda. [15] [16] [k] [17] In Sanskrit, mitra is an unusual name of the sun god, mostly known as "Surya" or "Aditya", however. [18] the form mi-it-ra-, found in an inscribed peace treaty between the Hittites and the kingdom of Mitanni, from about 1400 BCE.
The mitre (Commonwealth English) or miter (American English; see spelling differences; both pronounced / ˈ m aɪ t ər / MY-tər; Greek: μίτρα, romanized: mítra, lit. 'headband' or 'turban') is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial headdress of bishops and certain abbots in traditional Christianity.
While answering fan questions on a January 2022 episode of Today, Kotb shared the special meaning behind the necklace. “‘M’ stands for Mom,” she said.
Mitra (Bengali: মিত্র) is a Bengali Hindu surname found mostly amongst the Bengali Kayastha community and occasionally among other communities like Barujibi in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent.