ܒܣܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܣܡ	ܒܣܡܝܢ
construct	ܒܣܡ	ܒܣܡܝ
emphatic	ܒܣܡܐ	ܒܣܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܣܡܝ	ܒܣܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܣܡܟ	ܒܣܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܣܡܟܝ	ܒܣܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܣܡܗ	ܒܣܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܣܡܗ	ܒܣܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܣܡܢ	ܒܣܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܣܡܟܘܢ	ܒܣܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܣܡܟܝܢ	ܒܣܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܣܡܗܘܢ	ܒܣܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܣܡܗܝܢ	ܒܣܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܒܣܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܣܡܘܢܐ or ܒܣܡܢܐ or ܒܣܡܐ)

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

Inflection

    declension of ܒܣܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܣܡ	ܒܣܡܘܢܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܝܢ
construct	ܒܣܡ	ܒܣܡܘܢܝ ,ܒܣܡܢܝ ,ܒܣܡܝ
emphatic	ܒܣܡܐ	ܒܣܡܘܢܐ ,ܒܣܡܢܐ ,ܒܣܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܣܡܝ	ܒܣܡܘܢܝ ,ܒܣܡܢܝ ,ܒܣܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܣܡܟ	ܒܣܡܘܢܝܟ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܟ ,ܒܣܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܣܡܟܝ	ܒܣܡܘܢܝܟܝ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܟܝ ,ܒܣܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܣܡܗ	ܒܣܡܘܢܘܗܝ ,ܒܣܡܢܘܗܝ ,ܒܣܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܣܡܗ	ܒܣܡܘܢܝܗ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܗ ,ܒܣܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܣܡܢ	ܒܣܡܘܢܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܣܡܟܘܢ	ܒܣܡܘܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܒܣܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܣܡܟܝܢ	ܒܣܡܘܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܣܡܗܘܢ	ܒܣܡܘܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܒܣܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܣܡܗܝܢ	ܒܣܡܘܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܒܣܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܒܣܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܣܡܐ)

1. perfumer

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܣܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܣܡ	ܒܣܡܝܢ
construct	ܒܣܡ	ܒܣܡܝ
emphatic	ܒܣܡܐ	ܒܣܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܣܡܝ	ܒܣܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܣܡܟ	ܒܣܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܣܡܟܝ	ܒܣܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܣܡܗ	ܒܣܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܣܡܗ	ܒܣܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܣܡܢ	ܒܣܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܣܡܟܘܢ	ܒܣܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܣܡܟܝܢ	ܒܣܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܣܡܗܘܢ	ܒܣܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܣܡܗܝܢ	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, 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