ղանոն

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Arabic قَانُون (qānūn).

Noun

ղանոն • (ġanon)

  1. (music) kanoon

Usage notes

Many dictionaries confuse this musical instrument with the երգիոն (ergion, “organ”).

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ղանոն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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