آناهیتا

Persian

Alternative forms

اناهیتا (anâhitâ)
اناهید (anâhid)
ناهید (nâhid)
اناهیته (anâhita)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Persian 𐎠𐎴𐏃𐎡𐎫 (Anahita).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaː.naː.hiː.ˈtaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.nɑː.ɦiː.t̪ʰɑ́ː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.nɑː.jiː.t̪ʰɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.nɔː.ji.t̪ʰɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.nɒː.ɦiː.t̪ʰɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.nɔ.ɦi.t̪ʰɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ānāhītā
Dari reading^?	ānāhītā
Iranian reading^?	ânâhitâ
Tajik reading^?	onohito

Proper noun

آناهیتا • (ânâhitâ)

(Iranian mythology) Anahita
a female given name, Anahita, from Old Persian