نانخة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- نَانَخَاة (nānaḵāh), نَانَخْواة (nānaḵwāh), نَانَخْوَة (nānaḵwa), نَخْوَة (naḵwa) — archaic
- نَانُوخَة (nānūḵa), نَانُوخِيَة (nānūḵiya) — rare
Etymology
From Aramaic נָנְחָא / ܢܳܢܚܳܐ (nānḥā, “toothpickweed”), from Akkadian 𒈾𒉌𒄷 (/naniḫu/, “toothpickweed”), which is the same Hurrian word as reflected in نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ, “mint”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naː.na.xa/
Noun
نَانَخَة • (nānaḵa) f
- toothpickweed (Visnaga daucoides syn. Ammi visnaga plant and product)
- Synonyms: خِلَّة بَلَدِيَّة (ḵilla baladiyya), (rare) خُشَيْزَك (ḵušayzak), (rare) صَقْلِين (ṣaqlīn), كَمُّون حَبَشِيّ (kammūn ḥabašiyy), (obsolete, Morocco) فُلَيْفِلَة (fulayfila), كَمُّون كِرْمَانِيّ (kammūn kirmāniyy), كَمُّون الْمُلُك (kammūn al-muluk)
- Hypernym: خِلَّة (ḵilla)
- ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi, syn. Ammi copticum) plant and product)
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نَانَخَة nānaḵa |
النَّانَخَة an-nānaḵa |
نَانَخَة nānaḵat |
| nominative | نَانَخَةٌ nānaḵatun |
النَّانَخَةُ an-nānaḵatu |
نَانَخَةُ nānaḵatu |
| accusative | نَانَخَةً nānaḵatan |
النَّانَخَةَ an-nānaḵata |
نَانَخَةَ nānaḵata |
| genitive | نَانَخَةٍ nānaḵatin |
النَّانَخَةِ an-nānaḵati |
نَانَخَةِ nānaḵati |
Descendants
- → Persian: نانخواه (nânaxvâh), نانخه (nānaxa), نانوخیة (nānūxiya), نغنخواد (naġnaxvād) (the first form prevails now)
References
- حدید نھى, بومرداس ریم (2018) مساهمة ﻓﻲ دراﺳﺔ اﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﯿﺔ اﻟﺒﯿﻮﻟﻮﺟﯿﺔ ﻟﻨﺒﺎت اﻟﺨﻠﺔ البلدي في مرحلتين من الحياة الإزهار والإثمار[1] (in Arabic), جامعة العربي بن مھیدي –أم البواقي–, page 9