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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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nmws noun sg. emphatic
nmws, nmwsˀ (nāmōs [nēmōs, nōmōs], nāmōsā, etc.̣) n.m. law; custom
1 law Palm, Jud, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) rule, principle Syr.

--(b) The Law, i.e., the Torah Syr, Man.
2 custom, practice, norm Nab, JLAtg, Gal, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) ܕܢܫ̈ܐ : normal to menstruation Syr.

--(b) specifically: pagan practice Man.
3 nome, a traditional political division of ancient Egypt Syr.
4 sense (?) Man.