Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܒܣܝܡܘܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. pleasantness, sweetness, suavity
  2. kindness, benignity
  3. gladness, exultation, joy

Inflection edit

References edit

  • bsymw”, 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, p. 33a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 48b
  • 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, p. 164b