Անակ
See also: -անակ
Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Անակ (Anak).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑˈnɑk]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑˈnɑɡ]
Proper noun
Անակ • (Anak)
- A male given name of historical usage.
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Անակ (Anak) | |||
| dative | Անակի (Anaki) | |||
| ablative | Անակից (Anakicʿ) | |||
| 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 (Anakicʿs) | |||
| instrumental | Անակովս (Anakovs) | |||
| locative | — | |||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | Անակդ (Anakd) | |||
| dative | Անակիդ (Anakid) | |||
| ablative | Անակիցդ (Anakicʿd) | |||
| 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).
Proper noun
Անակ • (Anak)
- a male given name
Usage notes
The name was borne by the Parthian father of Gregory the Illuminator.
Declension
a-type
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Անակ (Anak) |
| genitive | Անակայ (Anakay) |
| dative | Անակայ (Anakay) |
| accusative | Անակ (Anak) |
| ablative | Անակայ (Anakay) |
| instrumental | Անակաւ (Anakaw) |
| locative | Անակ (Anak) |
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 Mxitʿar Sebastacʿi (1769), “Անակ”, in Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʿ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy