ܢܡܘܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܡ ܘ ܣ (n m w s)
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos); compare Arabic نَامُوس (nāmūs).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [nɑːmoːsɑː]

Noun

ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ • (nāmōsā) m sg (plural ܢܵܡܘܿܣܹ̈ܐ (nāmōsē))

  1. (law, government) constitution
  2. law, ordinance, rule (especially religious)
  3. custom, usage
  4. nome, prefecture, province (especially of Ancient Egypt)

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ܢܲܡܘܸܣ (namwis)
  • ܢܵܡܘܿܣܘܼܬܵܐ (nāmōsūtā)
  • ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (nāmōsāˀīṯ)
  • ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܝܵܐ (nāmōsāyā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɑmosɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nɑmose(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos). Compare Arabic نَامُوس (nāmūs).

Noun

ܢܡܘܣܐ • (nāmōsā) m (plural ܢܡܘܣܐ)

  1. law, ordinance, rule
    Synonym: ܕܝܢܐ
  2. custom, usage
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ܢܡܘܣ
  • ܢܡܘܣܐܝܬ
  • ܢܡܘܣܘܬܐ
  • ܢܡܘܣܝܐ
  • ܢܡܘܣܝܘܬܐ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek νομός (nomós).

Noun

ܢܡܘܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܡܘܣܐ)

  1. nome, prefecture, province (especially of Ancient Egypt)
Inflection

References

  • nmws”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 205b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 340b-341a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pp. 921b-922a
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