ʾnʾhyt'

Middle Persian

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎠𐎴𐏃𐎡𐎫 (Anahita).

Adjective

ʾnʾhyt' • (anāhīd)

  1. immaculate, pure

Proper noun

ʾnʾhyt' • (Anāhīd)

  1. (Iranian mythology) Anahita
  2. (astronomy, astrology) Venus (planet)

Descendants

References
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “anāhīd”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 9
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