անանուխ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian անանուխ (ananux).

Pronunciation

Noun

անանուխ • (ananux)

  1. mint

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • անուխ (anux), աննուխ (annux), անանեխ (ananex) post-Classical

Etymology

From Hurrian *an-an-uḫḫə or *an-an-uγə. Compare attested Akkadian 𒌑𒀭𒈾𒉌𒄷 (/⁠ananīḫu⁠/, possibly mint), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎐𐎐𐎃 (ảnnḫ, mint), both considered loans from Hurrian 𒀭𒀭𒄴𒄭 (an-an-iḫ-ḫe /⁠ananiḫḫə⁠/). These are from the same source, with the loss of initial a-: Akkadian 𒌑𒆳𒊏 (/⁠nīnû⁠/, mint), Aramaic נַעְנַע (naʿnaʿ), Classical Syriac ܢܰܥܢܱܥ (naʿnaʿ), Aramaic נַנְעָא (nānʿā), Classical Syriac ܢܳܢܥܴܐ (nānʿā), Arabic نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ), Hebrew נַעְנַע (naʿnaʿ), Turkish nane, Armenian նանա (nana). Probably related but for a plant distinguished in each language: Akkadian 𒈾𒉌𒄷 (/⁠naniḫu⁠/, toothpickweed), Aramaic נָנְחָא / ܢܳܢܚܳܐ (nānḥā, toothpickweed, Visnaga daucoides, syn. Ammi visnaga), Arabic نَانَخَة (nānaḵa, toothpickweed; ajwain), Ugaritic 𐎐𐎐𐎜 (nnủ, a plant mentioned in hippiatry, possibly toothpickweed).

Noun

անանուխ • (ananux)

  1. mint

Declension

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Derived terms

  • քարաննուխ (kʻarannux)

Descendants

  • Armenian: անանուխ (ananux)
  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: anix (Khorasani Kurmanji)

References

  • nnḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • nnˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • nˁnˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “անանուխ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “անանուխ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “անանուխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Diakonoff, Igor M. (1985) “Hurro-Urartian Borrowings in Old Armenian”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society, volume 105, number 4, pages 597–603
  • Watson, Wilfred G. E. (2004) “A Botanical Snapshot of Ugaritic”, in Aula Orientalis, volume 22, number 1, Barcelona, pages 120, 133
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