ܢܘܣܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νᾱός (nāós).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܘܣܐ (nawsām (plural ܢܘܣܐ (nawsē))

  1. temple, sanctuary, shrine, charnel
  2. (architecture) nave
  3. idol
  4. reliquary, case, chest
  5. fortress, citadel

Inflection

References

  • nws”, 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, pages 200a–b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 333a
  • 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, page 333a