ղանոն

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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