ܒܣܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܒ ܣ ܡ
3 terms

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܒܣܡܐ • (bsāmā) m (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] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [bɛsme], [bɛsmɑne], [bɛsmone] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܣܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (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	ܒܣܡܐ		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 ,ܒܣܡܐ		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] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [bassɑme] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܣܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (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 2011-08-27
• 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, pages 165b–166a