ʾnʾhyt'
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Middle Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Persian 𐎠𐎴𐏃𐎡𐎫 (Anahita), equivalent of ‘n- (an-, “not”) + ‘hyt’ (āhīd, impurity, stain) meaning not impure, immaculate.
Adjective[edit]
ʾnʾhyt' • (anāhīd)
Proper noun[edit]
ʾnʾhyt' • (Anāhīd)
Descendants[edit]
- Persian: ناهید (nâhid)
References[edit]
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “anāhīd”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 9