בושם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־שׂ־ם (b-s-m)
1 term

From Proto-Semitic *buśm-. Compare Jewish Palestinian Aramaic בֻּשְׂמָא (buśmā, “sweet spice or smell”), Classical Syriac ܒܘܣܡܐ (bussāmā, “sweetness, perfume”), Arabic بَشَام (bašām, “balsam; balsam plant”).

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Noun

בושם / בֹּשֶׂם • (bósem) m [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. perfume

References

  • “בושם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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