See also: -անակ

Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Անակ (Anak).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Անակ (Anak)

  1. A male given name of historical usage.

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Middle Iranian *anāk (evil, bad). Compare Middle Persian ʾnʾk' (anāg, evil) and the given name [script needed] (Anakduxt).

Proper noun

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Անակ (Anak)

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: Անակ (Anak)

References

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  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, pages 17–18
  • Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Անակ”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names]‎[1] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy