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)n$ noun sg. abs. or construct
ˀnš, ˀnšˀ ((ˀĕ)nāš, (ˀĕ)nāšā) n.m. person, someone
1 person, someone Com. ▶ more

--(a) inhabitant Com.

(a.1) sg. with pl. referent BA-Ez.

(a.2) +by : household members : see also s.v. ˀnšy bytˀ Qum, JLAtg, Syr, Man.

--(b) pl. : people Com.

(b.1) sg. with pl. agreement JLAtg, Syr.

1 sg. emph. as a collective (w. plural agreement) Syr.

--(c) pl. : adult family members, parents CPA, Syr, JBA.
2 Man, humanity (usually in the emphatic) BA-Da, Qum, JLAtg, Syr. ▶ more

--(a) human being JBA.
3 often in the absolute state (i.e., as a pronoun, even in Eastern Aramaic): . ▶ more

--(a) anyone Com, -OA.

(a.1) ܟܠ ܐܢܫ, ܟܠܢܫ : everyone : see s.v. klnš CPA, Syr.

(a.2) of a non-human individual Syr.

--(b) with a descriptive term for a person: a certain Syr.

(b.1) even after a feminine noun! Syr.

(b.2) ܐܢܫ ܒܪܢܫܐ : some person, any person Syr.

--(c) ܐܢܫ ܐܢܫ : each one CPA, Syr.

(c.1) (alone, in poetry) Syr.

--(d) absolute with negative verb: no one Com.