ܢܥܢܥ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Arabic نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕ); compare Akkadian 𒌑𒀭𒈾𒉌𒄷 (/⁠ananīḫu⁠/) and Hebrew נַעְנַע (naʿnaʿ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnaʕ.naʕ] (singular and plural)

Noun

ܢܥܢܥ • (naʿnaʿ) m (plural ܢܥܢܥ)

  1. (botany) mint

Synonyms

References

  • “nˁnˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 25 November 2011
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 928b
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