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Arabic
Etymology
From Hurrian, as are Aramaic / Hebrew נַעְנַע (naʿnaʿ, “mint”), Old Armenian անանուխ (ananux, “mint”).
Pronunciation
Noun
نَعْنَاع • (naʕnāʕ) m
- mint
Declension
Declension of noun نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ)
Singular
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basic singular triptote
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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Informal
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نَعْنَاع naʕnāʕ
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النَّعْنَاع an-naʕnāʕ
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نَعْنَاع naʕnāʕ
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Nominative
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نَعْنَاعٌ naʕnāʕun
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النَّعْنَاعُ an-naʕnāʕu
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نَعْنَاعُ naʕnāʕu
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Accusative
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نَعْنَاعًا naʕnāʕan
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النَّعْنَاعَ an-naʕnāʕa
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نَعْنَاعَ naʕnāʕa
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Genitive
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نَعْنَاعٍ naʕnāʕin
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النَّعْنَاعِ an-naʕnāʕi
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نَعْنَاعِ naʕnāʕi
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Derived terms
Descendants
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).
Pronunciation
Noun
نعناع • (naʕnāʕ) m
- mint
- Synonym: ليقامة (līqāma)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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na'nā'
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Dari reading?
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na'nā'
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Iranian reading?
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na'nâ'
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Tajik reading?
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naʾnoʾ
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Noun
نعناع • (na'nâ')
- mint
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