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

	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

	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)

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, 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