Անակ

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian Անակ; see it for more.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Անակ  (Anak)

  1. A male given name of historical usage. Name of the Parthian father of Gregory the Illuminator.

Declension[edit]

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Persian anāk (evil, bad). Compare modern Persian ناك (nāk, stained, polluted).

Proper noun[edit]

Անակ  (Anak)  (singular genitive Անակայ, singular instrumental Անակաւ)

  1. A male given name.

Declension[edit]

Usage notes[edit]

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

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • Անակ in Heinrich Hübschmann (1897), Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel), on page 2
  • Անակ in Mxitʿar Sebastacʿi (1769), Baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui; Baṙaran yatuk anuancʿ (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)