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

Inflection of ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ (nāmōsā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܝܼ (nāmōsī)		ܢܵܡܘܿܣܲܢ (nāmōsan)
	construct	ܢܵܡܘܿܣ (nāmōs)	2nd person	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܘܼܟ݂ (nāmōsūḵ)	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܟ݂ܝ (nāmōsāḵ)	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāmōsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ (nāmōsā)	3rd person	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܹܗ (nāmōsēh)	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܗ̇ (nāmōsāh)	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܗܘܿܢ (nāmōshōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܝܼ̈ (nāmōsī)		ܢܵܡܘܿܣܲܢ̈ (nāmōsan)
	construct	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܲܝ̈ (nāmōsay)	2nd person	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nāmōsūḵ)	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nāmōsāḵ)	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāmōsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܹ̈ܐ (nāmōsē)	3rd person	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nāmōsūh)	ܢܵܡܘܿܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nāmōsōh)	ܢܵܡܘܿܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nāmōshōn)

Synonyms

• (law): ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܐ (qānōnā), ܕܝܼܢܵܐ (d-īnā), ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ (ṭaḵsā)

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

    inflection of ܢܡܘܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܡܘܣ	ܢܡܘܣܝܢ
construct	ܢܡܘܣ	ܢܡܘܣܝ
emphatic	ܢܡܘܣܐ	ܢܡܘܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܡܘܣܝ	ܢܡܘܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܡܘܣܟ	ܢܡܘܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܡܘܣܟܝ	ܢܡܘܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܡܘܣܗ	ܢܡܘܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܡܘܣܗ	ܢܡܘܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܡܘܣܢ	ܢܡܘܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܡܘܣܟܘܢ	ܢܡܘܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܡܘܣܟܝܢ	ܢܡܘܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܡܘܣܗܘܢ	ܢܡܘܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܡܘܣܗܝܢ	ܢܡܘܣܝܗܝܢ

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

    inflection of ܢܡܘܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܡܘܣ	ܢܡܘܣܝܢ
construct	ܢܡܘܣ	ܢܡܘܣܝ
emphatic	ܢܡܘܣܐ	ܢܡܘܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܡܘܣܝ	ܢܡܘܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܡܘܣܟ	ܢܡܘܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܡܘܣܟܝ	ܢܡܘܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܡܘܣܗ	ܢܡܘܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܡܘܣܗ	ܢܡܘܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܡܘܣܢ	ܢܡܘܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܡܘܣܟܘܢ	ܢܡܘܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܡܘܣܟܝܢ	ܢܡܘܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܡܘܣܗܘܢ	ܢܡܘܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܡܘܣܗܝܢ	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, 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