νάρθηξ

Ancient Greek

According to Beekes, the presence of a variant and the ending in -ξ (-x) indicate a Pre-Greek origin.

νᾰ́ρθηξ • (nắrthēx) m (genitive νᾰ́ρθηκος); third declension

Third declension of ὁ νᾰ́ρθηξ; τοῦ νᾰ́ρθηκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ νᾰ́ρθηξ ho nắrthēx	τὼ νᾰ́ρθηκε tṑ nắrthēke	οἱ νᾰ́ρθηκες hoi nắrthēkes
Genitive	τοῦ νᾰ́ρθηκος toû nắrthēkos	τοῖν νᾰρθήκοιν toîn nărthḗkoin	τῶν νᾰρθήκων tôn nărthḗkōn
Dative	τῷ νᾰ́ρθηκῐ tōî nắrthēkĭ	τοῖν νᾰρθήκοιν toîn nărthḗkoin	τοῖς νᾰ́ρθηξῐ / νᾰ́ρθηξῐν toîs nắrthēxĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν νᾰ́ρθηκᾰ tòn nắrthēkă	τὼ νᾰ́ρθηκε tṑ nắrthēke	τοὺς νᾰ́ρθηκᾰς toùs nắrthēkăs
Vocative	νᾰ́ρθηξ nắrthēx	νᾰ́ρθηκε nắrthēke	νᾰ́ρθηκες nắrthēkes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Greek: νάρθηκας (nárthikas)
→ Aramaic:
Jewish Literary Aramaic: נַרְתֵּקָא (nartēqā), נַרְתֵּיקָא (nartēqā)

Classical Syriac: ܢܰܪܬܺܝܟܣ (nartiks), ܢܰܪܬܺܟܣ (nartiks), ܢܰܐܪܬܺܝܟܣ (nartiks), ܢܰܐܪܬܺܝܟܘܣ (nartikos)
→ Late Babylonian: 𒈾𒀾𒌇 (na-áš-tuq /⁠naštūq⁠/, “money pouch of leather”)
→ English: narthex
→ Hebrew: נַרְתִּיק (nartīq), נַרְתֵּיק (nartēq), נַרְתֵּק (nartēq)
→ Italian: nartece
→ Translingual: Narthex