Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
ב־שׂ־ם (b-ś-m)

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).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

בושם / בֹּשֶׂם (bósemm [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. perfume

References edit

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

Further reading edit