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Classical Syriac
Etymology
Possibly related to ܢܦܫܐ (nap̄šā, “soul; funerary monument”), but compare ܢܘܣܐ (nawsā, “charnel, repository for dead; case, chest”), and for parallel semantic developments Latin loculus, German Kiste.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܢܘܫܐ • (nawšã) m (plural ܢܘܫܐ (nawšē))
- sarcophagus
- Synonyms: ܓܘܪܢܐ (gūrnā), ܫܩܐ (šāqā)
- tomb, sepulchre
Inflection
References
- “nwš”, 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, page 200b
- 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 905a