Անակ
See also: -անակ
Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Անակ (Anak).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑnɑ́k]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑnɑ́ɡ]
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Անակ (Anak) | |||
| dative | Անակի (Anaki) | |||
| ablative | Անակից (Anakicʻ) | |||
| instrumental | Անակով (Anakov) | |||
| locative | — | |||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | Անակը/Անակն (Anakə/Anakn) | |||
| dative | Անակին (Anakin) | |||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | Անակս (Anaks) | |||
| dative | Անակիս (Anakis) | |||
| ablative | Անակիցս (Anakicʻs) | |||
| instrumental | Անակովս (Anakovs) | |||
| locative | — | |||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | Անակդ (Anakd) | |||
| dative | Անակիդ (Anakid) | |||
| ablative | Անակիցդ (Anakicʻd) | |||
| instrumental | Անակովդ (Anakovd) | |||
| locative | — | |||
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Middle Iranian *anāk (“evil, bad”). Compare Middle Persian ʾnʾk' (anāg, “evil”) and the given name [script needed] (Anakduxt).
Usage notes
The name was borne by the Parthian father of Gregory the Illuminator.
Declension
Descendants
- Armenian: Անակ (Anak)
References
- 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] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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