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Compare Biblical Hebrew סַמִּים (sammim, spices) and Arabic مَشْمُوم (mašmūm, any fragrant plant).

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šammum m (construct state šammi, pronominal state šamma, plural šammū)

  1. plant, grass
  2. hay, fodder
  3. herb, drug, medicinal plant

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