βάλσαμον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Of Semitic origin, borrowed from Hebrew בָּשָׂם (bāśām, sweet spice, sweet smell), the consonant sequence in Greek being explained as an attempt of rendering שׂ (ś) sounding back then [ɬ]; the semantic development may later have been attached to Aramaic and Ancient North Arabian.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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βᾰ́λσᾰμον (bálsamonn (genitive βᾰλσᾰμου); second declension

  1. Arabian balsam tree (Commiphora gileadensis)
  2. balsam, the fragrant oil produced by this tree
  3. costmary (Tanacetum balsamita)

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