ܢܺܝܡܳܐ nymʾ nimā sheath
Cf. ManMP nyyʾm, nyʾm /niyām/ sheath, covering (Durkin-Meisterernst 2004, 256); NP niyām a sheath, scabbard, case (Steingass 1441). Shaked 1987, 261 quotes Syr. nymʾ "sheath" among the military terms borrowed from Iranian ● BB 2029, 22; cf. Schulthess ZA 24, 50 ◆ LS 427b