ܒܣܡܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܒ-ܣ-ܡ (b-s-m) related to pleasantness.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܒܣܡܐ (bsāmām (plural ܒܣܡܐ (bsāmē))

  1. pleasantness, sweetness
  2. pleasure, delight, joy
  3. luxury, elegance
  4. feast, banquet
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܒ-ܣ-ܡ (b-s-m) related to pleasantness. Compare Arabic بَشِم (bašim) and Hebrew בֹּשֶׂם (bṓśem).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܒܣܡܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܒܣܡܘܢܐ or ܒܣܡܢܐ or ܒܣܡܐ)

  1. incense
  2. scent, perfume, fragrance
  3. ointment, unguent
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܒ-ܣ-ܡ (b-s-m) related to pleasantness. Compare Hebrew בַּשָּׂם (baśśām).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܒܣܡܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܒܣܡܐ)

  1. perfumer
Inflection

References

  • bsm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-27
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 32b-33a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 49a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pp. 165b-166a