ناووس

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Etymology

From perhaps both Classical Syriac ܢܘܫܐ (nawšã, coffin, sarcophagus; tomb, sepulchre) and ܢܘܣܐ (nawsā, charnel, repository for the dead), derived from Ancient Greek νᾱός (nāós, innermost part of a temple, sanctuary, or shrine); applied historically by Greek sources to describe the burial chamber and sarcophagus found in the innermost of a Pyramid.

Pronunciation

Noun

نَاوُوس (nāwūsm (plural نَوَاوِيس (nawāwīs))

  1. sarcophagus, coffin
  2. burial place, tomb
    1. Christian graveyard

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “ناووس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1328