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6-letter words (2 found)

BALSAM,SAMBAL,

5-letter words (14 found)

ALBAS,ALMAS,AMLAS,BAALS,BALAS,BALMS,BALSA,BASAL,BLAMS,LAMAS,LAMBS,MALAS,SABAL,SAMBA,

4-letter words (26 found)

AALS,ABAS,ALAS,ALBA,ALBS,ALMA,ALMS,AMAS,AMLA,BAAL,BAAS,BALM,BALS,BAMS,BLAM,LABS,LAMA,LAMB,LAMS,MAAS,MALA,MALS,MASA,SAMA,SLAB,SLAM,

3-letter words (22 found)

AAL,AAS,ABA,ABS,ALA,ALB,ALS,AMA,BAA,BAL,BAM,BAS,LAB,LAM,LAS,MAA,MAL,MAS,SAB,SAL,SAM,SMA,

2-letter words (8 found)

AA,AB,AL,AM,AS,BA,LA,MA,

You can make 72 words from balsam according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of balsam

balsam

Alternative forms

  • balsem, balsum, balsome

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon, “balsam”), of Semitic origin (Hebrew בושם (“spice, perfume”)); compare Old English balsam, balsamum (“balsam, balm”), Doublet of balm. Not related to balsa.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: bôlʹsəm, IPA(key): /ˈbɔːlsəm/

Noun

balsam (countable and uncountable, plural balsams)

  1. (chiefly UK) A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
  2. (chiefly UK) A plant or tree yielding such substance.
  3. (chiefly UK) A soothing ointment.
  4. (chiefly UK, figuratively) Something soothing.
    Classical music is a sweet balsam for our sorrows
  5. A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.
  6. The balsam family of flowering plants (Balsaminaceae), which includes Impatiens and Hydrocera.
  7. A balsam fir Abies balsamea.
  8. Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir.

Synonyms

  • (sweet-smelling oil): balm
  • (plant or tree): balm
  • (soothing ointment): balm
  • (something soothing): balm
  • (flowering plant of the genus Impatiens): jewelweed, impatiens, touch-me-not

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Translations

See also

  • Impatiens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

balsam (third-person singular simple present balsams, present participle balsaming, simple past and past participle balsamed)

  1. (transitive) To treat or anoint with balsam.

Anagrams

  • lambas, sambal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay balsam, from English balsam, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon, “balsam”), of Semitic origin (Hebrew בושם (“spice, perfume”)).

  • The word displaced balsêm, the loanword-cognate from Dutch balsem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbalsam]
  • Hyphenation: bal‧sam

Noun

balsam (first-person possessive balsamku, second-person possessive balsammu, third-person possessive balsamnya)

  1. balsam: a sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.

Alternative forms

  • balsêm (superseded spelling)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “balsam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish balsam(m), balsaim(e), from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon).

Noun

balsam m (genitive singular balsaim)

  1. (medicine) balsam, balm
  2. balsam (plant)

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “balsam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “balsam(m), balsaim(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Polish

Alternative forms

  • balsan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon). First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /balʲsaːm/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /balʲsɒm/

Noun

balsam m animacy unattested

  1. balm (any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America)
  2. wild mint, Mentha arvensis
  3. basil thyme, Clinopodium acinos
  4. The meaning of this term is uncertain.

Related terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Polish: balsam

References

  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “balsam”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Alternative forms

  • Balsamus, balzam, bałzam, bałsam (Middle Polish)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish balsam, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbal.sam/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈbal.sɒm/
  • Rhymes: -alsam
  • Syllabification: bal‧sam

Noun

balsam m inan

  1. balsam, balm (sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants)
    Hypernym: żywica
  2. (cosmetics, medicine, pharmacology) lotion, balm (a low-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to skin)
    Synonyms: krem, mleczko, tonik
  3. (historical, Egyptology) embalming substance
  4. (figuratively) balsam, balm (something soothing)
    Synonyms: otucha, ukojenie

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References

Further reading

  • balsam in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • balsam in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “balsam, Balsamus”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Dorota Adamiec (10.07.2018) “BALSAM, BALZAM, BAŁZAM, *BAŁSAM”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “balsam”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎[4]
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “balsam”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎[5]
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “balsam”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎[6] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 88

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin balsamum. Appears since 17th century. Probably entered Romanian through multiple routes, with the most common form from Italian balsamo, or through use in old medicinal practice. A now archaic variant form valsam derived from Greek βάλσαμο (válsamo). Cf. also German Balsam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bal.ˈsam/
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Hyphenation: bal‧sam

Noun

balsam n (plural balsamuri)

  1. balsam (clarification of this definition is needed)
  2. unction, balm, salve, unguent

Derived terms

  • bălsăma

References

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish balsam, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon), likely from a Semitic source. Compare Hebrew בֹּשֶׂם (bōśem, “perfume”) and Arabic بَشَام (bašām).

Noun

balsam n or c

  1. balsam (sweet-smelling oil)
  2. hair conditioner
    Synonym: hårbalsam
  3. (figurative) balm, balsam (something soothing)
    balsam för själen ― comfort

Declension

Derived terms

  • balsamvinäger
  • hårbalsam
  • kylbalsam
  • läppbalsam
  • sprejbalsam

Further reading

  • balsam in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
  • balsam in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Source: wiktionary.org