ܢܘܫܐ

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

  • IPA(key): [nawʃɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nawʃe] (plural)

Noun

ܢܘܫܐ • (nawšã) m (plural ܢܘܫܐ (nawšē))

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