Անակ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Անակ; see it for more.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Անակ  (Anak)

  1. A male given name of historical usage. Name of the Parthian father of Gregory the Illuminator.

Declension

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Old Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Persian anāk (evil, bad). Compare modern Persian ناك (nāk, stained, polluted).

Proper noun

Անակ  (Anak)  (singular genitive Անակայ, singular instrumental Անակաւ)

  1. A male given name.

Declension

Usage notes

The name was borne by the Parthian father of Gregory the Illuminator.

Descendants

References

  • Անակ in Heinrich Hübschmann (1897), Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel), on page 2
  • Անակ in Mxitʿar Sebastacʿi (1769), Baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui: Baṙaran yatuk anuancʿ (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
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