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Anahit (name)
Anahit ( fa, آناهید, in Armenian Անահիտ) (in Western Armenian transliteration and pronunciation ''Anahid'') is goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Iranian and Armenian mythology. Anahita is a Persian goddess, known also by the spellings Anahit/Anahid. Anahit and variant Anahid is a common given name for Iranian and Armenian females, and may refer to: Anahid (in Western Armenian given names) * Anahid Ajemian (born 1924), Armenian-American violinist * Anahid Fayad (born 1983), Syrian-born Palestinian-Jordanian actress * Anaid Iplicjian (born 1935), German-Armenian actress * Anahide Ter Minassian (1929-2019), French-Armenian historian Anahit (in Eastern Armenian given names) * Anahit Bakhshyan (born 1947), Armenian politician and MP * Anahit Maschyan (1900-1989), Armenian theatre and film actress * Anahit Nersesyan (born 1954), Armenian pianist * Anahit Perikhanian (1928–2012), Armenian Iranologist * Anahit Sahinyan (1917–2010), Armenian wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anahit
Anahit ( hy, Անահիտ, fa, آناهید) was the goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology. In early periods she was the goddess of war. By the 5th century BCE she was the main deity in Armenia along with Aramazd. The Armenian goddess Anahit is related to the similar Iranian goddess Anahita. Anahit's worship, most likely borrowed from the Iranians during the Median invasion or the early Achaemenid period, was of paramount significance in Armenia. Artaxias I erected statues of Anahit, and promulgated orders to worship them.. Armenian Anahit and Persian Anahita According to Strabo, the "Armenians shared in the religion of the Perses and the Medes and particularly honored Anaitis". The kings of Armenia were "steadfast supporters of the cult". and Tiridates III, before his conversion to Christianity, "prayed officially to the triad Aramazd-Anahit-Vahagn but is said to have shown a special devotion to 'the great lady Anahit, ... the benefact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Armenian
Eastern Armenian ( ''arevelahayeren'') is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Western Armenian. The two standards form a pluricentric language. Eastern Armenian is spoken in Armenia, Artsakh, Russia, as well as Georgia, and by the Armenian community in Iran. Although the Eastern Armenian spoken by Armenians in Armenia and Iranian-Armenians are similar, there are pronunciation differences with different inflections. Armenians from Iran also have some words that are unique to them. Due to migrations of speakers from Armenia and Iran to the Armenian diaspora, the dialect is now very prominent in countries and regions where only Western Armenian was used. Eastern Armenian is based on the Yerevan dialect. Official status and recognition Eastern Armenian is, for the most part, mutually intelligible by educated or literate users of Western Armenian – and vice versa. Conversely, semi-literate or illiterate users of lower registers of eith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anahit Yulanda Varan
Anahit Yulanda Varan ( hy, Անահիտ Յուլանդա Վարան, 191729 August 2003), also known as Anahit Kuyrig, best known as "Madam Anahit", was a Turkish street performing musician who played the accordion. She appeared in a number of films in bit parts as an extra. Early years Anahit Yulanda Varan was born into a wealthy Armenian family in Tarlabaşı neighborhood of Beyoğlu district, close to Taksim Square, in Istanbul, then Ottoman Empire in 1917. She had a brother, Vosge Apeğa, who was known as "Vosgik Vartabed", literally "Vosges the Preacher". Her mother had a passion for piano. She completed her primary education at Anarat Hığutyun Armenian Catholic School in Taksim, now Taksim Art House. She then graduated from Eseyan Armenian High School, also in Taksim. Musician career She stepped into music when she joined the school choir in the second high school grade at age 16. She spent the summer months of her youth years on Heybeliada, on the Princes' Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anahit Tsitsikian
Anahit Tsitsikian ( hy, Անահիտ Ցիցիկյան; born Leningrad, August 26, 1926; death Yerevan, May 2, 1999) was an Armenians, Armenian female violinist. She toured around the world through more than 100 cities during the Armenian SSR, Soviet times; she taught at the Yerevan State Musical Conservatory, State Conservatory for approximately 40 years and wrote more than 300 articles and scenarios for television and radio programs. She was also a scholar who established a new branch of Armenian musicology, history of performing art, and dedicated the last twenty years of her life to research in the field of music history, ancient music history, becoming the founder of a new branch of Armenian musical archaeology. Tsitsikian was Merited Artist of Armenia or People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1967), PhD of Musicology, Musical Science (1970) and Professor of Music (1982). Biography Anahit Tsitsikian was born in Leningrad (currently St. Petersburg), Russia, into a family of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anahit Sahinyan
Anahit Sahinyan ( hy, Անահիտ Սահինյան) (June 20, 1917, Vardablur, Lori region, Armenia – January 7, 2010, Yerevan, Armenia) was an Armenian writer, journalist, editor, and translator. Biography Anahit Sahinyan was born in Vardablur, Lori on June 20 ,1917. Later in her lifetime regarding her education, she would attend and graduate from the Yerevan State Construction/Engineering Technical School and the Yerevan State University from the Philology division in 1941. Her first piece of writing, "Vayelk" was published in 1942. In addition, from 1942 up to 1958 she worked as the head of the children's literature section for the Armenian State Publicity. Following then, from the extent of 1969 until the 1980s, she was the designated editor of "Pioneer Kanch" magazine, where she was also able to translate for children's work published in various editions, and publicly write articles discussing state literary press agenda matters. Before and during her time as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anahit Perikhanian
Anahit Georgievna Perikhanian (24 April 1928 – 27 May 2012) was a Soviet-born Armenian academic. An Iranologist, Perikhanian specialized in Sasanian jurisprudence, history and society. In addition to her work on many aspects of ancient and medieval Iran, Perikhanian was also interested in ancient inscriptions of Asia Minor and the Middle East, as well as Middle Iranian languages and Armenian language. She also spent much time researching Armenian philology and etymology, especially in relation to Iranian loanwords in the Armenian language, and contributed to the understanding of Aramaic inscriptions found in Armenia. Biography Perikhanian was born in Moscow on 24 April 1928 to Georg and Arusyak Perikhanian. She attended school in Moscow and pursued further education in the Armenian SSR. From 1945 to 1948, Perikhanian studied Middle Persian (Pahlavi) at Yerevan State University with Rouben Abrahamian. She subsequently moved to Leningrad (Saint Petersburg), and finished her postgr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anahit Nersesyan
Anahit Nersesyan (In Armenian: Անահիտ Ներսիսյան, по-русски: Анаит Нерсесян), a famous Armenian pianist was born in 1954 in Yerevan. She studied at the Tchaikovsky Music School, Yerevan from 1961-72 with Professor E. Voskanyan. Continued education at the Moscow State Conservatory, the class of Professor V. Merzhanov, from 1972 - 77. Got post-graduate education in piano. Since 1977 has been teaching at the piano department of the Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory. Participated in the international competitions and festivals: VI International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition (1980, First Prize and Golden Medal, Germany), J.S. Bach 300th Anniversary Festival (1984, Germany). Had master classes at Karol Lipiński University of Music in Wrocław (1985, Poland), Tokyo College of Music (1994–95, Japan). Was the member of international juries: J.S. Bach International Competition in Saarbrücken (1992, Germany)Rachmaninov International Competition(19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anahit Maschyan
Anahit Maschyan ( hy, Անահիտ Մասչյան, November 9, 1900 – January 3, 1989) was an Armenian theater and film actress. People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1950). Biography Anahit Maschyan was born in 1900 in Alexandrapol, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire. 1919-1925 studied at the Armenian dramatic studio in Moscow. 1928-1929, she was an actor at Leninakan Dramatic Theater, 1930-1945 Yerevan State Youth Theatre, 1945-1958 Sundukyan State Academic Theatre of Yerevan The Gabriel Sundukyan State Academic Theatre ( hy, Գաբրիել Սունդուկյանի անվան ազգային ակադեմիական թատրոն), founded on February 25, 1922 in Yerevan, is the oldest modern theatre in Armenia. Well-know ..., Filmography Theatre Roles Awards * People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1950). * Medal "For Labor Distinction" (27.06.1956). Family Anahit Maschyan was married to Armenian actor Armen Gulakyan. References External links * {{DEFAULT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anahit Bakhshyan
Anahit Nersesi Bakhshyan (born September 20, 1947 in Yerevan) is an Armenian Member of Parliament, public activist and the widow of Yuri Bakhshyan Yuri Bakhshyan ( hy, Յուրի Բախշյան; June 28, 1947 in Goris – October 27, 1999 in Yerevan) was an Armenian politician, the Deputy Speaker of National Assembly of Armenia. Biography Bakhshyan was born in 1947, in Goris. He finished ..., a member of Heritage party board. She finished the faculty of Physics of the Yerevan State University, worked as a teacher of physics, then as a methodologist of the People's Educational Division of Yerevan Shahumian district. From 1989 to 1998, she was the Deputy Director of Yerevan Siamanto School. Bakhshyan was the director of Yerevan D. Demirchian School. On May 12, 2007, she was elected as a deputy of the National Assembly of Armenia from the Heritage party. She is a widow, has three children. References External linksAnahit Bakhshyan, Heritage Party holds a protest action i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anahide Ter Minassian
Anahide Ter Minassian born Anahide Kévonian (August 26, 1929 – February 11, 2019) was a French historian of Armenian origin who specialised in modern Armenian history, particularly the pre- and post-Soviet period of Armenian history, and the Armenian revolutionary movement. Life Ter Minassian was born in Paris in 1929. Her stateless Armenian parents were Levon Kévonian and Armenouhie Der-Garabédian, who taught her Armenian and refused to send her to a French school until she was seven. She would in time marry the son of Armenian statesman Ruben Ter-Minasian, Leon Ter Minassian, who was also a stateless Armenian. They had four children, including historian Taline Ter Minassian. She went to the Sorbonne where she studied History and Geography and she became a lecturer at the and at Paris I University. In 1969 she went to work at the Sorbonne. After 40 years of service, she was made a knight of the légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Language
Armenian ( classical: , reformed: , , ) is an Indo-European language and an independent branch of that family of languages. It is the official language of Armenia. Historically spoken in the Armenian Highlands, today Armenian is widely spoken throughout the Armenian diaspora. Armenian is written in its own writing system, the Armenian alphabet, introduced in 405 AD by the priest Mesrop Mashtots. The total number of Armenian speakers worldwide is estimated between 5 and 7 million. History Classification and origins Armenian is an independent branch of the Indo-European languages. It is of interest to linguists for its distinctive phonological changes within that family. Armenian exhibits more satemization than centumization, although it is not classified as belonging to either of these subgroups. Some linguists tentatively conclude that Armenian, Greek (and Phrygian) and Indo-Iranian were dialectally close to each other;''Handbook of Formal Languages'' (1997p. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaid Iplicjian
Anaid Iplicjian (born 24 October 1935) is a German actress. Biography She is of Armenian descent. After studying at the Mozarteum Academy in Salzburg she has been a member of the Graz (Austria), Wiesbaden, the State Theatre Hannover and the Burgtheater (Vienna) companies. A freelance actress since 1970, she has been working on Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Berlin, Munich and Vienna stages. She has appeared many times in German and Austrian television. She was the presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest 1957. Selected filmography *'' Derrick'' - Season 02, Episode 06: "Paddenberg" (1975) *'' Derrick'' - Season 07, Episode 10: "Eine unheimlich starke Persönlichkeit" (1980) *'' Derrick'' - Season 11, Episode 01: "Das Mädchen in Jeans" (1984) See also * List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters External links * ZBF Agency Munich German stage actresses German television actresses 1935 births Living people Actresses from Berlin {{Germany-tv-actor-stub German peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
