The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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w_ c

b_ p02

  1 in Com. --(a) a place Com. --(b) within a structure or other enclosing object Com. --(c) during a time period Com.
  2 with (instrumentative) Com. --(a) using, according to Com. (a.1) w. ymˀ, etc., : to swear by Com. --(b) (as opposed to "without") having Syr.
  3 among Com. --(a) adjective + b_ = superlative Com. --(b) with a number: multiplicative Syr. --(c) w. transitive verbs: to do some (damage, building, fixing, etc.) to something Qum, JLAtg, PTA, LJLA.
  4 at Com. --(a) a certain time Com.
  5 to, into Com.
  6 with regard to (i.e., as a general adverbializing particle w. various verbs, nouns, and adjectives) . --(a) (w. to give:) for, in exchange for Com. --(b) specialized meanings with various verbs: see s.vv. šlṭ, ḥzy, ḥwy Com. --(c) idiomatic usages with various nouns: see s.vv. ryš, šm, . --(d) see also under various complete collocations as adverbs and preps, e.g. bˀnpy, byd p., etc. .

nymws noun sg. abs. or construct= 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.