ܒܣܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܒ ܣ ܡ
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [b(ə)sɑmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [b(ə)sɑme] (plural)

Noun

ܒܣܡܐ • (bsāmām (plural ܒܣܡܐ (bsāmē))

  1. pleasantness, sweetness
  2. pleasure, delight, joy
  3. luxury, elegance
  4. feast, banquet
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܣܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܣܡ 1st person ܒܣܡܝ ܒܣܡܢ
construct ܒܣܡ 2nd person ܒܣܡܟ ܒܣܡܟܝ ܒܣܡܟܘܢ ܒܣܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܣܡܐ 3rd person ܒܣܡܗ ܒܣܡܗ ܒܣܡܗܘܢ ܒܣܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܣܡܝܢ 1st person ܒܣܡܝ ܒܣܡܝܢ
construct ܒܣܡܝ 2nd person ܒܣܡܝܟ ܒܣܡܝܟܝ ܒܣܡܝܟܘܢ ܒܣܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܣܡܐ 3rd person ܒܣܡܘܗܝ ܒܣܡܝܗ ܒܣܡܝܗܘܢ ܒܣܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܒ ܣ ܡ
3 terms

Compare Arabic بَشِم (bašim) and Hebrew בֹּשֶׂם (bṓśem).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɛsmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [bɛsme], [bɛsmɑne], [bɛsmone] (plural)

Noun

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

  1. incense
  2. scent, perfume, fragrance
  3. ointment, unguent
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܣܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܣܡ 1st person ܒܣܡܝ ܒܣܡܢ
construct ܒܣܡ 2nd person ܒܣܡܟ ܒܣܡܟܝ ܒܣܡܟܘܢ ܒܣܡܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܒܣܡܗ ܒܣܡܗ ܒܣܡܗܘܢ ܒܣܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܣܡܘܢܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܝܢ 1st person ܒܣܡܘܢܝ ,ܒܣܡܢܝ ,ܒܣܡܝ ܒܣܡܘܢܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܝܢ
construct ܒܣܡܘܢܝ ,ܒܣܡܢܝ ,ܒܣܡܝ 2nd person ܒܣܡܘܢܝܟ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܟ ,ܒܣܡܝܟ ܒܣܡܘܢܝܟܝ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܟܝ ,ܒܣܡܝܟܝ ܒܣܡܘܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܒܣܡܝܟܘܢ ܒܣܡܘܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܣܡܘܢܐ ,ܒܣܡܢܐ , 3rd person ܒܣܡܘܢܘܗܝ ,ܒܣܡܢܘܗܝ ,ܒܣܡܘܗܝ ܒܣܡܘܢܝܗ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܗ ,ܒܣܡܝܗ ܒܣܡܘܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܒܣܡܝܗܘܢ ܒܣܡܘܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Root
ܒ ܣ ܡ
3 terms

Compare Hebrew בַּשָּׂם (baśśām).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bassɑmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [bassɑme] (plural)

Noun

ܒܣܡܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܒܣܡܐ)

  1. perfumer
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܣܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܣܡ 1st person ܒܣܡܝ ܒܣܡܢ
construct ܒܣܡ 2nd person ܒܣܡܟ ܒܣܡܟܝ ܒܣܡܟܘܢ ܒܣܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܣܡܐ 3rd person ܒܣܡܗ ܒܣܡܗ ܒܣܡܗܘܢ ܒܣܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܣܡܝܢ 1st person ܒܣܡܝ ܒܣܡܝܢ
construct ܒܣܡܝ 2nd person ܒܣܡܝܟ ܒܣܡܝܟܝ ܒܣܡܝܟܘܢ ܒܣܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܣܡܐ 3rd person ܒܣܡܘܗܝ ܒܣܡܝܗ ܒܣܡܝܗܘܢ ܒܣܡܝܗܝܢ

References

  • bsm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 27 August 2011
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 32b–33a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, pages 165b–166a