ʾnʾhyt'

Middle Persian

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎠𐎴𐏃𐎡𐎫 (Anahita), equivalent of ‘n- (an-, “not”) + ‘hyt’ (āhīd, impurity, stain) meaning not impure, immaculate.

Adjective

ʾnʾhyt' • (anāhīd)

1. immaculate, pure

Proper noun

ʾnʾhyt' • (Anāhīd)

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

Descendants

• Persian: ناهید (nâhid)

References

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