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English
Etymology
From Arabic نَامُوس (nāmūs).
Noun
namus (plural nawamis)
- (in Arab countries) A concept of virtue and honor within a family, typically relating to chastity of female family members.
- A cromlech, a stone circle, a lithic burial structure in the Sinai connected to various superstitions.
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Azerbaijani
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic نَامُوس (nāmūs), ultimately from Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos).
Pronunciation
Noun
namus (definite accusative namusu, plural namuslar)
- honor; namus
- Synonyms: qeyrət, şərəf, təəssüb
- birinin namusuna toxunmaq ― to offend someone's honor
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Latin
Verb
nāmus
- first-person plural present active indicative of nō
Latvian
Noun
namus m
- accusative plural of nams
Lithuanian
Noun
namus m pl
- accusative plural of namas
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ناموس (namus), from Arabic نَامُوس (nāmūs).
Pronunciation
Noun
namus (definite accusative namusu, plural namuslar)
- honor
- chastity (the state or practice of refraining from extramarital, sexual intercourse.)
- code of honour
2021 January 14, Mehmet Raşit Er, Daron: Şiir yazıyorduk, roman oldu, Mehmet Raşit Er, →ISBN, page 97:Daron bu soru cevapları kendine kendi içinde sordu durdu ve en sonunda böylesi bir olay yaşanmışsa bile bunu namus meselesi yapmak dünyada görülmemiş bir olaydır. İnsana gülmezler mi? Basında “bir kadın tarafından tecavüze uğrayan bir erkek ?! ...- Daron kept asking these questions and answers to himself, and even if such an event happened in the end, it is an unprecedented event in the world to take it as a code of honour. Isn't it ridiculous ? “If I appear in the media as a man who has been raped by a woman, ?!...
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Further reading
- “namus”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu