The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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bsm noun pl. absolute

bsm, bsmˀ (bŭsam, be/usmā) n.m. smell, spice

Spelled with śin in pre-classical texts. Plural both simple and with nun expansion, thus ܒܸܣ̈ܡܵܢܸܐ܂ ܒܸܣܡ̈ܘܼܢܸܐ , Mand. busmania; JBA בסמני. In JLA the form in ānīn seems to mean specifically "different kinds of spices," but in variants there and regularly in LJLA there does not seem to be any consistent semantic difference between the two forms.

1 spice, perfume Com. --(a) often pl. tant. Com.
2 sweet smell Qum, CPA, Syr, Man.

sm noun pl. absolute

sm, smˀ (sam, sammā) n.m. medicine; poison; pigment

pl: sammɘmānīn, Mand. sa/imania

  1 medicine Qum, Syr, JBA, LJLA.
  2 poison Qum, Syr, JBA, LJLA. --(a) סמא דמותא٠ סמא דמיתותא٠ סמא דקטול : deadly poison JLAtg, Syr, JBA, LJLA.
  3 color, dye Gal, PTA, Syr.
  4 essential ingredient Gal.
  5 compounded as part of the name of various plant and medicinal agents . --(a) (bot.) ܕܥܲܝ̈ܢܸܐ : plant name Syr. --(b) ܪܲܒܿܵܐ : dog droppings Syr. --(c) ܣܲܡܬܪܸ̈ܝܢ : verbena Syr. --(d) ܚܸܘܝܵܐ : gentium Syr.