Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Անակ (Anak).
Անակ • (Anak)
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian) | ||||||||
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singular (singulare tantum) | ||||||||
nominative | Անակ (Anak) | |||||||
dative | Անակի (Anaki) | |||||||
ablative | Անակից (Anakicʻ) | |||||||
instrumental | Անակով (Anakov) | |||||||
locative | — | |||||||
definite forms | ||||||||
nominative | Անակը/Անակն (Anakə/Anakn) | |||||||
dative | Անակին (Anakin) | |||||||
1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||||||
nominative | Անակս (Anaks) | |||||||
dative | Անակիս (Anakis) | |||||||
ablative | Անակիցս (Anakicʻs) | |||||||
instrumental | Անակովս (Anakovs) | |||||||
locative | — | |||||||
2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||||||
nominative | Անակդ (Anakd) | |||||||
dative | Անակիդ (Anakid) | |||||||
ablative | Անակիցդ (Anakicʻd) | |||||||
instrumental | Անակովդ (Anakovd) | |||||||
locative | — |
From Middle Iranian *anāk (“evil, bad”). Compare Middle Persian ʾnʾk' (anāg, “evil”) and the given name (Anakduxt).
Անակ • (Anak)
The name was borne by the Parthian father of Gregory the Illuminator.