نعناع
Arabic edit
Alternative forms edit
- نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕ)
Etymology edit
From Hurrian, as are Aramaic / Hebrew נַעְנַע (naʿnaʿ, “mint”), Old Armenian անանուխ (ananux, “mint”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
نَعْنَاع • (naʕnāʕ) m
Declension edit
Declension of noun نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَعْنَاع naʕnāʕ |
النَّعْنَاع an-naʕnāʕ |
نَعْنَاع naʕnāʕ |
Nominative | نَعْنَاعٌ naʕnāʕun |
النَّعْنَاعُ an-naʕnāʕu |
نَعْنَاعُ naʕnāʕu |
Accusative | نَعْنَاعًا naʕnāʕan |
النَّعْنَاعَ an-naʕnāʕa |
نَعْنَاعَ naʕnāʕa |
Genitive | نَعْنَاعٍ naʕnāʕin |
النَّعْنَاعِ an-naʕnāʕi |
نَعْنَاعِ naʕnāʕi |
Derived terms edit
- نعناع فلفلي (naʕnāʕ filfiliyy, “peppermint”)
- نعناع مدبب (naʕnāʕ mudabbab, “spearmint”)
- نعناع مائي (naʕnāʕ māʔiyy, “watermint”)
Descendants edit
Moroccan Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
نعناع • (naʕnāʕ) m
Persian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [naʔ.nɑːʔ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næʔ.nɒːʔ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [näʔ.nɔʔ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | na'nā' |
Dari reading? | na'nā' |
Iranian reading? | na'nâ' |
Tajik reading? | naʾnoʾ |
Noun edit
Dari | نعناع |
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Iranian Persian | نعنا |
Tajik | наъно |
نعناع • (na'nâ')