*nišw-: 'woman'

Root

Language	Form	Sources
Arabic	niswat-, nuswat-, nisāʔ-, nis-ūna, niswān- (BK 2, 1254).	BK 2, 1254
Biblical Aramaic	nǝš-īn 'wives' (BDB 1081)	BDB 1081
Hebrew	nāš-īm (pl.) (HALOT 729)	HALOT 729
Judaic Aramaic	nǝš-īn (Ja. 937)	Ja. 937
Syrian Aramaic	nešš-e (Brock. 450); nešē 'women' (Payne Smith 353)	Brock. 450; Payne Smith 353
Aramaic	SML nšy, OLD nšwn, OFF nšy (HJ 118)	HJ 118

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Updated 22 October 2026