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))
- (law, government) constitution
 - law, ordinance, rule (especially religious)
 - custom, usage
 - nome, prefecture, province (especially of Ancient Egypt)
 
Inflection
    
| 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)  | ||
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).
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)
- 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
 
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