namus

English

Alternative forms

• Namus

Etymology

From Arabic نَامُوس (nāmūs).

Noun

namus (plural nawamis)

1. (in Arab countries) A concept of virtue and honor within a family, typically relating to chastity of female family members.
2. A cromlech, a stone circle, a lithic burial structure in the Sinai connected to various superstitions.

Anagrams

• Suman, Usman, manus, suman

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) nāmus

1. first-person plural present active indicative of nō

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Latvian

Noun

namus m

1. (deprecated template usage) accusative plural form of nams

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Lithuanian

Noun

namus m pl

1. accusative plural of namas