نعناع

Arabic

Alternative forms

نَعْنَع‎ (naʕnaʕ)

Etymology

From Hurrian, as are Aramaic / Hebrew נַעְנַע‎ (naʿnaʿ, “mint”), Old Armenian անանուխ (ananux, “mint”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naʕ.naːʕ/

Noun

نَعْنَاع • (naʕnāʕ) m

mint

Declension

Declension of noun نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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

Descendants

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

IPA^(key): /naʕ.naːʕ/
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Noun

نعناع • (naʕnāʕ) m

mint
Synonym: ليقامة‎ (līqāma)

Persian

Alternative forms

نعنع‎ (na'na') (rare)
نعنا‎ (na'nâ)

Etymology

From Arabic نَعْنَاع‎ (naʕnāʕ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /naʔnɑːʔ/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /naʔnɑːʔ/
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): /nɑːnɑː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /næʔnɒːʔ/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /naʔnɔʔ/

Noun

Dari	نعناع
Iranian Persian	نعنا‎
Tajik	наъно (naʾno)

نعناع • (na'nâ')

mint

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