ناووس
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Arabic
Alternative forms
- نَاؤُوس (nāʔūs)
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 • (nāwūs) m (plural نَوَاوِيس (nawāwīs))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نَاوُوس nāwūs |
النَّاوُوس an-nāwūs |
نَاوُوس nāwūs |
| nominative | نَاوُوسٌ nāwūsun |
النَّاوُوسُ an-nāwūsu |
نَاوُوسُ nāwūsu |
| accusative | نَاوُوسًا nāwūsan |
النَّاوُوسَ an-nāwūsa |
نَاوُوسَ nāwūsa |
| genitive | نَاوُوسٍ nāwūsin |
النَّاوُوسِ an-nāwūsi |
نَاوُوسِ nāwūsi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | نَاوُوسَيْن nāwūsayn |
النَّاوُوسَيْن an-nāwūsayn |
نَاوُوسَيْ nāwūsay |
| nominative | نَاوُوسَانِ nāwūsāni |
النَّاوُوسَانِ an-nāwūsāni |
نَاوُوسَا nāwūsā |
| accusative | نَاوُوسَيْنِ nāwūsayni |
النَّاوُوسَيْنِ an-nāwūsayni |
نَاوُوسَيْ nāwūsay |
| genitive | نَاوُوسَيْنِ nāwūsayni |
النَّاوُوسَيْنِ an-nāwūsayni |
نَاوُوسَيْ nāwūsay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نَوَاوِيس nawāwīs |
النَّوَاوِيس an-nawāwīs |
نَوَاوِيس nawāwīs |
| nominative | نَوَاوِيسُ nawāwīsu |
النَّوَاوِيسُ an-nawāwīsu |
نَوَاوِيسُ nawāwīsu |
| accusative | نَوَاوِيسَ nawāwīsa |
النَّوَاوِيسَ an-nawāwīsa |
نَوَاوِيسَ nawāwīsa |
| genitive | نَوَاوِيسَ nawāwīsa |
النَّوَاوِيسِ an-nawāwīsi |
نَوَاوِيسِ nawāwīsi |
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