ܢܪܡܣܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܪܵܡܣܝܼܢ (rāmsīn) — nickname or diminutive, shortening

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܚ ܡ (r ḥ m)
4 terms

Semi-learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒀭𒈾𒊏𒄠𒀭𒂗𒍪 (Narām sīn, literally “Beloved by (the moon god) Sin”), the name of an Akkadian ruler. The second element, the name of the moon god Sin, was naturally loaned into Classical Syriac ܣܝܼܢܵܐ (sīnā, sīn, “Moon, Sin”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [naraːmsiːn]

Proper noun

ܢܲܪܵܡܣܝܼܢ • (narrāmsīn) m

1. Naram-sin, a ruler of Akkad
2. a male given name, translated into English as Naramsin