The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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nymws noun pl. absolute= nymws N --> nmws N

nmws, nmwsˀ (nāmōs [nēmōs, nōmōs], nāmōsā, etc.̣) n.m. law; custom

JPA, LJLA נימוס, נומוס; Syr. ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ ; CPA ܢܝܡܘܣ. In the JPA primary text pYadin17.42 we find נמוש, to be understood as a writing for śin, but probably a hyper-correction (and see cited Nabataean metathesized spelling נשומה).

  1 law Palm, Jud, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr, Man, LJLA. --(a) adv according to law Syr. --(b) The Law, i.e., the Torah Syr.
  2 custom, practice Nab, JLAtg, Gal, Syr, Man, LJLA. --(a) ܕܢܫ̈ܐ : practice during menstruation Syr. --(b) specifically: pagan practice Man.
  3 a traditional political division of ancient Egypt Syr.
  4 sense (?) Man.