namus
noun
namus is spelled N-A-M-U-S: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, namus means “A concept of virtue and honor within a family, typically relating to chastity of female family members” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of namus is nawamis.
How many letters and syllables are in namus?
| Letters | 5: N-A-M-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is namus?
Namus appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with namus?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as namus.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: manus.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of namus
- nawamis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does namus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does namus come from?
From Arabic نَامُوس (nāmūs). Doublet of nome and nomos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).