намыҫ

Bashkir

Etymology

From Persian ناموس (nâmus), from Arabic نَامُوس (nāmūs).

Cognate with Tatar намус (namus), Kazakh намыс (namys), Uzbek nomus, Uyghur نامۇس (namus, “honor; sense of dignity”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑˈmɯ̞θ]
• Hyphenation: на‧мыҫ

Noun

намыҫ • (namıś)

1. honor, one's moral beliefs and standards of behavior
2. sense of dignity

   Күлде ҡамыш матурлай, ирҙе намыҫ матурлай.

   Külde qamış maturlay, irźe namıś maturlay.

   Cattail makes a lake nice, sense of dignity makes a man handsome.

3. conscience, the moral sense of right and wrong, as it affects one's own behaviour
4. one's fair name, moral reputation

Declension

Inflection of намыҫ (namıś)

	singular only
absolute	намыҫ (namıś)
definite genitive	намыҫтың (namıśtıñ)
dative	намыҫҡа (namıśqa)
definite accusative	намыҫты (namıśtı)
locative	намыҫта (namıśta)
ablative	намыҫтан (namıśtan)