"βάλσαμον" meaning in Ancient Greek

See βάλσαμον in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bál.sa.mon/, /ˈβal.sa.mon/, /ˈval.sa.mon/, /bál.sa.mon/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈbal.sa.mon/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈβal.sa.mon/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈval.sa.mon/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈval.sa.mon/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Of Semitic origin, borrowed from Hebrew בָּשָׂם (bāśām, “sweet spice, sweet smell”), the consonant sequence in Greek being explained as an attempt of rendering שׂ (ś) sounding back then [ɬ]; the semantic development may later have been attached to Aramaic and Ancient North Arabian. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|sem|-}} Semitic, {{bor|grc|he|בָּשָׂם|t=sweet spice, sweet smell|tr=bāśām}} Hebrew בָּשָׂם (bāśām, “sweet spice, sweet smell”), {{sl|grc|arc|-|notext=1}} Aramaic, {{sl|grc|xna|-|notext=1}} Ancient North Arabian Head templates: {{grc-noun|βᾰ́λσᾰμον|βᾰλσᾰμου|n|second}} βᾰ́λσᾰμον • (bắlsămon) n (genitive βᾰλσᾰμου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|βᾰ́λσᾰμον|ου}} Forms: βᾰ́λσᾰμον [canonical], bắlsămon [romanization], βᾰλσᾰμου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], τὸ βᾰ́λσᾰμον [nominative, singular], βᾰλσᾰ́μω [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ βᾰ́λσᾰμᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ βᾰλσᾰ́μου [genitive, singular], βᾰλσᾰ́μοιν [dual, genitive], βᾰλσᾰ́μων [genitive, plural], τῷ βᾰλσᾰ́μῳ [dative, singular], βᾰλσᾰ́μοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς βᾰλσᾰ́μοις [dative, plural], τὸ βᾰ́λσᾰμον [accusative, singular], βᾰλσᾰ́μω [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ βᾰ́λσᾰμᾰ [accusative, plural], βᾰ́λσᾰμον [singular, vocative], βᾰλσᾰ́μω [dual, vocative], βᾰ́λσᾰμᾰ [plural, vocative], βάρσαμον [alternative], βλάσαμον [alternative], πάλσαμον [alternative]
  1. Arabian balsam tree (Commiphora gileadensis)
    Sense id: en-βάλσαμον-grc-noun-gXabP0Zb Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Gums and resins, Sapindales order plants Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 40 17 42 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 44 17 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 19 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 21 43 Disambiguation of Gums and resins: 33 27 40 Disambiguation of Sapindales order plants: 79 12 10
  2. balsam, the fragrant oil produced by this tree
    Sense id: en-βάλσαμον-grc-noun-enkOjifd Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Composites, Gums and resins Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 40 17 42 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 44 17 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 19 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 21 43 Disambiguation of Composites: 37 48 15 Disambiguation of Gums and resins: 33 27 40
  3. costmary (Tanacetum balsamita)
    Sense id: en-βάλσαμον-grc-noun-YZehysuY Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Gums and resins, Spices and herbs Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 40 17 42 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 44 17 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 19 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 21 43 Disambiguation of Gums and resins: 33 27 40 Disambiguation of Spices and herbs: 25 21 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: βᾰλσᾰμέλαιον (bălsămélaion), βᾰλσᾰμῐ́νη (bălsămĭ́nē), βᾰλσᾰμῶδες (bălsămôdes), ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμον (opobắlsămon)
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "bălsămélaion",
      "word": "βᾰλσᾰμέλαιον"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "word": "βᾰλσᾰμῐ́νη"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "word": "βᾰλσᾰμῶδες"
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "بَيْلَسان",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: بَيْلَسان (baylasān), بَلَسَان (balasān), بَلْسَم (balsam), بِلْسَام (bilsām), بَشَام (bašām)\n→ Amharic: በለሳን (bäläsan)\n→ Old Armenian: բալասան (balasan)\n→ Middle Armenian: պալասան (palasan)\n→ Ge'ez: በለሳን (bäläsan), በልሳን (bälsan), በለሶን (bäläson)\n→ Somali: bilsin\n→ Tigrinya: በለሳን (bäläsan)",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: بَيْلَسان (baylasān), بَلَسَان (balasān), بَلْسَم (balsam), بِلْسَام (bilsām), بَشَام (bašām)\n→ Amharic: በለሳን (bäläsan)\n→ Old Armenian: բալասան (balasan)\n→ Middle Armenian: պալասան (palasan)\n→ Ge'ez: በለሳን (bäläsan), በልሳን (bälsan), በለሶን (bäläson)\n→ Somali: bilsin\n→ Tigrinya: በለሳን (bäläsan)"
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      "text": "→ Aramaic:"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpa",
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          },
          "expansion": "Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: בלזמה",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: בלזמה, בלסנה"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tmr",
            "2": "בלסמון"
          },
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syc",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Classical Syriac: ܒܠܣܡܘܢ, ܒܠܣܝܡܘܢ, ܒܐܠܣܡܘܢ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Latin: balsamum",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: balsamum (see there for further descendants)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "բաղսամոն",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: բաղսամոն (bałsamon)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: բաղսամոն (bałsamon)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "oge",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Georgian: ბარსაბონი (barsaboni)"
    }
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      "form": "βᾰ́λσᾰμον",
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        "canonical"
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      "form": "bắlsămon",
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        "romanization"
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      "form": "βᾰλσᾰμου",
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      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
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      "form": "τὸ βᾰ́λσᾰμον",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "βᾰλσᾰ́μω",
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        "nominative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ βᾰ́λσᾰμᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ bắlsămă",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "τοῦ βᾰλσᾰ́μου",
      "roman": "toû bălsắmou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βᾰλσᾰ́μοιν",
      "roman": "bălsắmoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βᾰλσᾰ́μων",
      "roman": "bălsắmōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ βᾰλσᾰ́μῳ",
      "roman": "tôi bălsắmōi",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "βᾰλσᾰ́μοιν",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς βᾰλσᾰ́μοις",
      "roman": "toîs bălsắmois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ βᾰ́λσᾰμον",
      "roman": "tò bắlsămon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βᾰλσᾰ́μω",
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        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ βᾰ́λσᾰμᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ bắlsămă",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "βᾰ́λσᾰμον",
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      "form": "βᾰ́λσᾰμᾰ",
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        "plural",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βάρσαμον",
      "roman": "bársamon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βλάσαμον",
      "roman": "blásamon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πάλσαμον",
      "roman": "pálsamon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
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      "ipa": "/bál.sa.mon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβal.sa.mon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈval.sa.mon/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/bál.sa.mon/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbal.sa.mon/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβal.sa.mon/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈval.sa.mon/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈval.sa.mon/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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  ],
  "word": "βάλσαμον"
}
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      "roman": "bălsămĭ́nē",
      "word": "βᾰλσᾰμῐ́νη"
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    {
      "roman": "bălsămôdes",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: بَيْلَسان (baylasān), بَلَسَان (balasān), بَلْسَم (balsam), بِلْسَام (bilsām), بَشَام (bašām)\n→ Amharic: በለሳን (bäläsan)\n→ Old Armenian: բալասան (balasan)\n→ Middle Armenian: պալասան (palasan)\n→ Ge'ez: በለሳን (bäläsan), በልሳን (bälsan), በለሶን (bäläson)\n→ Somali: bilsin\n→ Tigrinya: በለሳን (bäläsan)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: بَيْلَسان (baylasān), بَلَسَان (balasān), بَلْسَم (balsam), بِلْسَام (bilsām), بَشَام (bašām)\n→ Amharic: በለሳን (bäläsan)\n→ Old Armenian: բալասան (balasan)\n→ Middle Armenian: պալասան (palasan)\n→ Ge'ez: በለሳን (bäläsan), በልሳን (bälsan), በለሶን (bäläson)\n→ Somali: bilsin\n→ Tigrinya: በለሳን (bäläsan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arc",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Aramaic:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aramaic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpa",
            "2": "בלזמה"
          },
          "expansion": "Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: בלזמה",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: בלזמה, בלסנה"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tmr",
            "2": "בלסמון"
          },
          "expansion": "Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: בלסמון",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: בלסמון"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syc",
            "2": "ܒܠܣܡܘܢ"
          },
          "expansion": "Classical Syriac: ܒܠܣܡܘܢ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Classical Syriac: ܒܠܣܡܘܢ, ܒܠܣܝܡܘܢ, ܒܐܠܣܡܘܢ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "balsamum",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: balsamum",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: balsamum (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "բաղսամոն",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: բաղսամոն (bałsamon)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: բաղսամոն (bałsamon)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oge",
            "2": "ბარსაბონი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Georgian: ბარსაბონი (barsaboni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Georgian: ბარსაბონი (barsaboni)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "sem",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Semitic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "בָּשָׂם",
        "t": "sweet spice, sweet smell",
        "tr": "bāśām"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew בָּשָׂם (bāśām, “sweet spice, sweet smell”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "arc",
        "3": "-",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic",
      "name": "sl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "xna",
        "3": "-",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient North Arabian",
      "name": "sl"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Of Semitic origin, borrowed from Hebrew בָּשָׂם (bāśām, “sweet spice, sweet smell”), the consonant sequence in Greek being explained as an attempt of rendering שׂ (ś) sounding back then [ɬ]; the semantic development may later have been attached to Aramaic and Ancient North Arabian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "βᾰ́λσᾰμον",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bắlsămon",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βᾰλσᾰμου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ βᾰ́λσᾰμον",
      "roman": "tò bắlsămon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βᾰλσᾰ́μω",
      "roman": "bălsắmō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ βᾰ́λσᾰμᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ bắlsămă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ βᾰλσᾰ́μου",
      "roman": "toû bălsắmou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βᾰλσᾰ́μοιν",
      "roman": "bălsắmoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βᾰλσᾰ́μων",
      "roman": "bălsắmōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ βᾰλσᾰ́μῳ",
      "roman": "tôi bălsắmōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βᾰλσᾰ́μοιν",
      "roman": "bălsắmoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς βᾰλσᾰ́μοις",
      "roman": "toîs bălsắmois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ βᾰ́λσᾰμον",
      "roman": "tò bắlsămon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βᾰλσᾰ́μω",
      "roman": "bălsắmō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ βᾰ́λσᾰμᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ bắlsămă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βᾰ́λσᾰμον",
      "roman": "bắlsămon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βᾰλσᾰ́μω",
      "roman": "bălsắmō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βᾰ́λσᾰμᾰ",
      "roman": "bắlsămă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βάρσαμον",
      "roman": "bársamon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βλάσαμον",
      "roman": "blásamon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πάλσαμον",
      "roman": "pálsamon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "βᾰ́λσᾰμον",
        "2": "βᾰλσᾰμου",
        "3": "n",
        "4": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "βᾰ́λσᾰμον • (bắlsămon) n (genitive βᾰλσᾰμου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "βᾰ́λσᾰμον",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Arabian balsam tree (Commiphora gileadensis)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "balsam, the fragrant oil produced by this tree"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "balsam",
          "balsam"
        ],
        [
          "fragrant",
          "fragrant"
        ],
        [
          "oil",
          "oil"
        ],
        [
          "tree",
          "tree"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "costmary (Tanacetum balsamita)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "costmary",
          "costmary"
        ],
        [
          "Tanacetum balsamita",
          "Tanacetum balsamita#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bál.sa.mon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβal.sa.mon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈval.sa.mon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bál.sa.mon/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbal.sa.mon/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβal.sa.mon/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈval.sa.mon/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈval.sa.mon/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "βάλσαμον"
}

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