نعناع
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Arabic
Alternative forms
- نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕ)
Etymology
From Hurrian, as are Aramaic / Hebrew נַעְנַע (naʿnaʿ, “mint”), Old Armenian անանուխ (ananux, “mint”).
Pronunciation
Noun
نَعْنَاع • (naʕnāʕ) m
Declension
Declension of noun نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نَعْنَاع naʕnāʕ |
النَّعْنَاع an-naʕnāʕ |
نَعْنَاع naʕnāʕ |
| Nominative | نَعْنَاعٌ naʕnāʕun |
النَّعْنَاعُ an-naʕnāʕu |
نَعْنَاعُ naʕnāʕu |
| Accusative | نَعْنَاعًا naʕnāʕan |
النَّعْنَاعَ an-naʕnāʕa |
نَعْنَاعَ naʕnāʕa |
| Genitive | نَعْنَاعٍ naʕnāʕin |
النَّعْنَاعِ an-naʕnāʕi |
نَعْنَاعِ naʕnāʕi |
Derived terms
- نعناع فلفلي (naʕnāʕ filfiliyy, “peppermint”)
- نعناع مدبب (naʕnāʕ mudabbab, “spearmint”)
- نعناع مائي (naʕnāʕ māʔiyy, “watermint”)
Descendants
- Hijazi Arabic: نعناع (niʕnāʕ)
- Maltese: nagħniegħ
- Moroccan Arabic: نعناع (naʕnāʕ)
- → Armenian: նանա (nana)
- → Azerbaijani: nanə
- → Persian: نعناع (na'nâ')
- → Swahili: nanaa
- → Ottoman Turkish: نانه (nane)
- → Turkish: nane
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).
Pronunciation
Noun
نعناع • (naʕnāʕ) m
Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | na'nā' |
| Dari reading? | na'nā' |
| Iranian reading? | na'nâ' |
| Tajik reading? | naʾnoʾ |
Noun
| Dari | نعناع |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | نعنا |
| Tajik | наъно |
نعناع • (na'nâ')