ܢܘܣܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek νᾱός (nāós).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܢܘܣܐ • (nawsā) m (plural ܢܘܣܐ (nawsē))
- temple, sanctuary, shrine, charnel
- (architecture) nave
- idol
- reliquary, case, chest
- fortress, citadel
Inflection edit
inflection of ܢܘܣܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܘܣ | ܢܘܣܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܘܣ | ܢܘܣܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܘܣܐ | ܢܘܣܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܘܣܝ | ܢܘܣܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܘܣܟ | ܢܘܣܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܘܣܟܝ | ܢܘܣܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܘܣܗ | ܢܘܣܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܘܣܗ | ܢܘܣܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܘܣܢ | ܢܘܣܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܘܣܟܘܢ | ܢܘܣܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܘܣܟܝܢ | ܢܘܣܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܘܣܗܘܢ | ܢܘܣܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܘܣܗܝܢ | ܢܘܣܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “nws”, 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, pages 200a–b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 333a
- 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, page 333a