ܢܥܢܥ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Arabic نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕ); compare Akkadian 𒌑𒀭𒈾𒉌𒄷 (/⁠ananīḫu⁠/) and Hebrew נַעְנַע (naʿnaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnaʕ.naʕ] (singular and plural)

Noun

ܢܥܢܥ • (naʿnaʿ) m (plural ܢܥܢܥ)

1. (botany) mint

Synonyms

• ܢܢܚܐ (nenḥā)
• ܢܢܥܐ (nenʿā)

References

• “nˁnˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-25
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 928b