нымӕт

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Ossetian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Persian نمد (namad, felt), Pashto [script needed] (nimacy), Talysh [script needed] (neme), Northern Luri [script needed] (nemet), Ishkashimi [script needed] (namūd).

Noun[edit]

нымӕт (nymæt)

  1. felt
  2. a felt cloak worn in the caucuses
  3. burka

References[edit]

  • Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press