Անահիտ

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Armenian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Անահիտ (Anahit).

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Proper noun[edit]

Անահիտ (Anahit)

  1. (Armenian mythology) Anahit
  2. a female given name, Anahit or Anahid, equivalent to English Anaïs

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Iranian *Anāhīt. Compare Old Persian 𐎠𐎴𐏃𐎡𐎫 (a-n-h-i-t /⁠anahita⁠/).

Proper noun[edit]

Անահիտ (Anahit)

  1. (Armenian mythology) Anahit
  2. (Greek mythology) Aphrodite or Artemis
  3. (Roman mythology) Diana or Venus

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Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: Անահիտ (Anahit) (learned)

References[edit]

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1942), “Անահիտ”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʿyunner; 21) (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 145f
  • J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837), “Անահիտ”, in Baṙgirkʿ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan. Anuankʿ anjancʿ [Armenian–Italian Dictionary. Appendix of Personal Names], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 1499b
  • Anonymous disciples of Mxitʿar Sebastacʿi (1769), “Անահիտ”, in Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʿ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “Անահիտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy