Middle Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَانُون (qānūn).

Noun edit

ղանոն (ġanon)

  1. (music) kanoon

Usage notes edit

Many dictionaries confuse this musical instrument with the երգիոն (ergion, organ).

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ղանոն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press