ناهید

Persian

ناهید

Alternative forms

• اناهید (anâhid)
• آناهیتا (ânâhitâ)

Etymology

From earlier اَنَاهِید (anāhīd), from Middle Persian ʾnʾhyt' (anāhīd). Cognate with Northern Kurdish Nehîda, Nehî and Central Kurdish ناهیە (nahye), ناهێ (nahê).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑː.hiːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ɦiːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ɦiːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.jiːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.jid̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.ɦiːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.ɦid̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	nāhīḏ
Dari reading?	nāhīd
Iranian reading?	nâhid
Tajik reading?	nohid

Proper noun

ناهید • (nâhid)

Dari	ناهید، زهره
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Ноҳид, Зӯҳра

1. (Iranian mythology) Anahita
3. (astronomy) Venus (planet)
4. a female given name, Nahid

Synonyms

• (planet Venus): ونوس (venus) زهره (zohre)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: નાહીદ (nāhīd)

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) سیاره‌های منظومه شمسی (sayyâre-hâ-ye manzume-ye šamsi); تیر (tir), ناهید (nâhid), زمین (zamin), مریخ (merrix), مشتری (moštari), زحل (zohal), اورانوس (urânus), نپتون (neptun)