ܢܥܢܥ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Arabic نَعْنَع (naʿnaʿ); compare Akkadian 𒌑𒀭𒈾𒉌𒄷 (/ananīḫu/) and Hebrew נַעְנַע (naʿnaʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnaʕ.naʕ] (singular and plural)
Noun
ܢܥܢܥ • (naʿnaʿ) m (plural ܢܥܢܥ)
- (botany) mint
Synonyms
- ܢܢܚܐ (nenḥā)
- ܢܢܥܐ (nenʿā)
References
- “nˁnˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-25
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 928b