Anahita

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Anahita f

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

(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

(Iranian mythology) Anahita (Iranian goddess of fertility)