Անակ
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian Անակ; see it for more.
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA: [ɑˈnɑk]
- (Western Armenian) IPA: [ɑˈnɑɡ]
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 (uncountable) | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Անակ (Anak) | |
| nominative definite | Անակը/Անակն (Anakə/Anakn) | |
| dative | Անակի (Anaki) | |
| dative definite | Անակին (Anakin) | |
| ablative | Անակից (Anakicʿ) | |
| instrumental | Անակով (Anakov) | |
| locative | — (—) | |
External links
- Search “Անակ” in the Eastern Armenian National Corpus.
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)
- A male given name.
Declension
a-type
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Անակ (Anak) |
| genitive | Անակայ (Anakay) |
| dative | Անակայ (Anakay) |
| accusative | Անակ (Anak) |
| accusative definite | զԱնակ (zAnak) |
| ablative | յԱնակայ (yAnakay) |
| instrumental | Անակաւ (Anakaw) |
| locative | յԱնակ (yAnak) |
Usage notes
The name was borne by the Parthian father of Gregory the Illuminator.
Descendants
- Armenian: Անակ