намыҫ

From Persian ناموس (nâmus), from Arabic نَامُوس (nāmūs).

Cognate with Tatar намус (namus), Kazakh намыс (namys), Uzbek nomus, Uyghur نامۇس (namus, “honor; sense of dignity”), etc.

• IPA^(key): [nɑˈmɯ̞θ]
• Hyphenation: на‧мыҫ

намыҫ • (namıś)

1. honor, one's moral beliefs and standards of behavior
2. sense of dignity

   Күлде ҡамыш матурлай, ирҙе намыҫ матурлай.

   Külde qamış maturlay, irźe namıś maturlay.

   Cattail makes a lake nice, sense of dignity makes a man handsome.

3. conscience, the moral sense of right and wrong, as it affects one's own behaviour
4. one's fair name, moral reputation