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))
- (law, government) constitution
- law, ordinance, rule (especially religious)
- custom, usage
- nome, prefecture, province (especially of Ancient Egypt)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܵܡܘܿܣ (nāmōs) | 1st person | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܝܼ (nāmōsī) | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܲܢ (nāmōsan) | |||
| construct | ܢܵܡܘܿܣ (nāmōs) | 2nd person | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܘܼܟ݂ (nāmōsōḵ) | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܟ݂ܝ (nāmōsāḵ) | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāmōsawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ (nāmōsā) | 3rd person | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܹܗ (nāmōsēh) | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܗ̇ (nāmōsāh) | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܗܘܿܢ (nāmōshōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܝܼ̈ܢ (nāmōsīn) | 1st person | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܝܼ̈ (nāmōsī) | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܲܢ̈ (nāmōsan) | |||
| construct | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܲܝ̈ (nāmōsay) | 2nd person | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nāmōsōḵ) | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nāmōsāḵ) | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāmōsawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܹ̈ܐ (nāmōsē) | 3rd person | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nāmōsūh) | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nāmōsōh) | ܢܵܡܘܿܣܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nāmōsayhōn) | |||
Synonyms
Derived terms
- ܢܲܡܘܸܣ (namwis)
- ܢܵܡܘܿܣܘܼܬܵܐ (nāmōsūtā)
- ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (nāmōsāˀīṯ)
- ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܝܵܐ (nāmōsāyā)
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɑmosɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nɑmose] (plural)
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos). Compare Arabic نَامُوس (nāmūs).
Noun
ܢܡܘܣܐ • (nāmōsā) m (plural ܢܡܘܣܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܡܘܣ | 1st person | ܢܡܘܣܝ | ܢܡܘܣܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܡܘܣ | 2nd person | ܢܡܘܣܟ | ܢܡܘܣܟܝ | ܢܡܘܣܟܘܢ | ܢܡܘܣܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܡܘܣܐ | 3rd person | ܢܡܘܣܗ | ܢܡܘܣܗ | ܢܡܘܣܗܘܢ | ܢܡܘܣܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܡܘܣܝܢ | 1st person | ܢܡܘܣܝ | ܢܡܘܣܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܡܘܣܝ | 2nd person | ܢܡܘܣܝܟ | ܢܡܘܣܝܟܝ | ܢܡܘܣܝܟܘܢ | ܢܡܘܣܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܡܘܣܐ | 3rd person | ܢܡܘܣܘܗܝ | ܢܡܘܣܝܗ | ܢܡܘܣܝܗܘܢ | ܢܡܘܣܝܗܝܢ | ||
Derived terms
- ܢܡܘܣ
- ܢܡܘܣܐܝܬ
- ܢܡܘܣܘܬܐ
- ܢܡܘܣܝܐ
- ܢܡܘܣܝܘܬܐ
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek νομός (nomós).
Noun
ܢܡܘܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܡܘܣܐ)
- nome, prefecture, province (especially of Ancient Egypt)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܡܘܣ | 1st person | ܢܡܘܣܝ | ܢܡܘܣܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܡܘܣ | 2nd person | ܢܡܘܣܟ | ܢܡܘܣܟܝ | ܢܡܘܣܟܘܢ | ܢܡܘܣܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܡܘܣܐ | 3rd person | ܢܡܘܣܗ | ܢܡܘܣܗ | ܢܡܘܣܗܘܢ | ܢܡܘܣܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܡܘܣܝܢ | 1st person | ܢܡܘܣܝ | ܢܡܘܣܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܡܘܣܝ | 2nd person | ܢܡܘܣܝܟ | ܢܡܘܣܝܟܝ | ܢܡܘܣܝܟܘܢ | ܢܡܘܣܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܡܘܣܐ | 3rd person | ܢܡܘܣܘܗܝ | ܢܡܘܣܝܗ | ܢܡܘܣܝܗܘܢ | ܢܡܘܣܝܗܝܢ | ||
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, page 205b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 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, →ISBN, pages 921b–922a