ܢܘܫܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

ܢܘܫܐ (nawšãm (plural ܢܘܫܐ (nawšē))

  1. sarcophagus
    Synonyms: ܓܘܪܢܐ (gūrnā), ܫܩܐ (šāqā)
  2. tomb, sepulchre

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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