نعناع

Arabic

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

نَعْنَع‎ (naʿnaʿ)

Noun

نَعْنَاع • (naʿnāʿ) m

mint

Declension

Declension of noun نَعْنَاع (naʿnāʿ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَعْنَاع naʿnāʿ	النَّعْنَاع‎ an-naʿnāʿ	نَعْنَاع naʿnāʿ
Nominative	نَعْنَاعٌ naʿnāʿun	النَّعْنَاعُ‎ an-naʿnāʿu	نَعْنَاعُ naʿnāʿu
Accusative	نَعْنَاعًا‎ naʿnāʿan	النَّعْنَاعَ‎ an-naʿnāʿa	نَعْنَاعَ naʿnāʿa
Genitive	نَعْنَاعٍ naʿnāʿin	النَّعْنَاعِ‎ an-naʿnāʿi	نَعْنَاعِ naʿnāʿi

Descendants

→ Persian: نعناع‎ (naʻnâʻ)

Persian

Alternative forms

نعنع‎ (naʻnaʻ) (rare)
نعنا‎ (naʻnâ)

Etymology

From Arabic نَعْنَاع‎ (naʿnāʿ).

Noun

نعناع • (naʻnâʻ)

mint

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