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ܢܡܘܣܐ

ܢܡܘܣܐ

Classical Syriac

Noun

ܢܡܘܣܐ (nāmōsā) m (plural ܢܡܘܣܐ)

  1. law, ordinance, rule
  2. custom, usage
Inflection
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

References

  • nmws”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 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