ܒܘܣܡܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [bussɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [bussɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܒܘܣܡܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܒܘܣܡܐ)

  1. pleasure, joy, enjoyment, delight
  2. gladness, felicity
  3. luxury
  4. sweetness
  5. feast, banquet

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • bwsm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-15
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 33a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 33b
  • 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, p. 128a