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 • (nāmōsām 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

Inflection of ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ
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 • (nāmōsām (plural ܢܡܘܣܐ)

  1. law, ordinance, rule
    Synonym: ܕܝܢܐ
  2. custom, usage
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܡܘܣܐ
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 neededm (plural ܢܡܘܣܐ)

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