Անակ

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See also: -անակ

Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Անակ (Anak).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Անակ (Anak)

  1. A male given name of historical usage.

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Iranian *anāk (evil, bad). Compare Middle Persian ʾnʾk' (anāg, evil) and the given name [script needed] (Anakduxt).

Proper noun[edit]

Անակ (Anak)

  1. a male given name

Usage notes[edit]

The name was borne by the Parthian father of Gregory the Illuminator.

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: Անակ (Anak)

References[edit]

  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, pages 17–18
  • Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Անակ”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names]‎[1] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy