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Անակ
Անակ
See also: -անակ
Armenian
Proper noun
Անակ • (Anak)
- A male given name of historical usage. Name of the Parthian father of Gregory the Illuminator.
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
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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.
Declension
a-type
Usage notes
The name was borne by the Parthian father of Gregory the Illuminator.
Descendants
- Armenian: Անակ (Anak)
References
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, pages 17–18
- Sebastacʿi, Mxitʿar (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