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Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Անահիտ (Anahit).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Անահիտ • (Anahit)
- (Armenian mythology) Anahit
- a female given name, Anahit or Anahid, equivalent to English Anaïs
Declension
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Middle Iranian *Anāhīt. Compare Old Persian 𐎠𐎴𐏃𐎡𐎫 (a-n-h-i-t /anahita/).
Proper noun
Անահիտ • (Anahit)
- (Armenian mythology) Anahit
- (Greek mythology) Aphrodite or Artemis
- (Roman mythology) Diana or Venus
Declension
a-type
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singular (uncountable)
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nominative
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Անահիտ (Anahit)
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genitive
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Անահտայ (Anahtay)
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dative
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Անահտայ (Anahtay)
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accusative
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Անահիտ (Anahit)
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ablative
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Անահտայ (Anahtay)
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instrumental
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Անահտաւ (Anahtaw)
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locative
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Անահիտ (Anahit)
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i-a-type
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singular (uncountable)
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nominative
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Անահիտ (Anahit)
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genitive
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Անահտի (Anahti)
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dative
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Անահտի (Anahti)
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accusative
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Անահիտ (Anahit)
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ablative
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Անահտէ (Anahtē)
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instrumental
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Անահտաւ (Anahtaw)
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locative
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Անահտի (Anahti)
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Derived terms
Descendants
- → Armenian: Անահիտ (Anahit) (learned)
References
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942) “Անահիտ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 21) (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 145f
- J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “Անահիտ”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan. Anuankʻ anjancʻ [Armenian–Italian Dictionary. Appendix of Personal Names], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 1499b
- Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Անահիտ”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “Անահիտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy