Anahita

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Anahita f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ctenidae – certain wandering spiders.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Araneae – order; Opisthothelae – suborder; Araneomorphae – infraorder; Lycosoidea – superfamily; Ctenidae – family; Calocteninae – subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Anahita fauna – type species; Anahita punctulata (southeastern wandering spider) – selected other species

References

• Anahita (spider) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anahita on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Anahita on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Alternative forms

• Anahit (Armenian)
• Nahid (New Persian)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎠𐎴𐏃𐎡𐎫 (a-n-h-i-t /⁠anahita⁠/).

Proper noun

Anahita

1. (Iranian mythology) the name of an Iranian goddess, associated with fertility, healing and wisdom.

Translations

Iranian goddess

• Armenian: Անահիտ (hy) (Anahit)

  Old Armenian: Անահիտ (Anahit)

• Catalan: Anahita (ca) f
• French: Anahita (fr) f
• Greek: Αναΐτις (el) f (Anaḯtis)

  Ancient: Ἀναῗτις (Anaï̂tis)

• Hindi: अनाहिता f (anāhitā)
• Korean: 아나히타 (Anahita)
• Middle Persian: ʾnʾhyt' (anāhīd)
• Old Persian: 𐎠𐎴𐏃𐎡𐎫 (a-n-h-i-t /⁠anahita⁠/)
• Persian: آناهیتا (fa) (ânâhitâ), ناهید (fa) (nâhid)
• Portuguese: Anahita f
• Russian: Анахи́та f (Anaxíta)
• Sanskrit: अनाहित (sa) (anāhita)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Anaíta (rare)
• Anaítis (rare)

Proper noun

Anahita f

1. (Iranian mythology) Anahita (Iranian goddess of fertility)