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Definition: Sweet Calamus |
Sweet CalamusNoun1. Perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Sweet CalamusSynonyms: calamus (n), flagroot (n), myrtle flag (n), sweet flag (n). (additional references) |
| Language | Translations for "sweet calamus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | kalmus (sweet flag, sweet root, sweet sedge), kalamus (sweet flag, sweet root, sweet sedge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kalmus (sweet flag, sweet root, sweet sedge), kalmoes (calamus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | acore (sweet flag, sweet root, sweet sedge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Kalmus (flag). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | acoro aromatico (sweet flag, sweet root, sweet sedge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eetsway alamuscay cálamo (calamus). (various references) cálamo (quill), acoro (sweet flag, sweet root, sweet sedge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Acorus calamus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Exodus Chapter 30, Verse 23 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai su labe hdusmata to anqoV smurnhV eklekthV pentakosiouV siklouV kai kinnamwmou euwdouV to hmisu toutou diakosiouV penthkonta kai kalamou euwdouV diakosiouV penthkonta |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Dicens sume tibi aromata prima et zmyrnae electae quingentos siclos et cinnamomi medium id est ducentos quinquaginta calami similiter ducentos quinquaginta |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Tak to thee swete smellynge thingis, of the first myrre and chosen, fyue hundryd siclis; and the half of the canel, that is, two hundrid and fifti siclis; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Take principall spices: of pure myrre fiue hundred sycles, of swete cynamome halfe so moch two hundred and fyftie sicles: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Take thou also to thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half as much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Take the best spices, five hundred shekels' weight of liquid myrrh, and of sweet cinnamon half as much, that is, two hundred and fifty shekels, and two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet calamus, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Exodus Chapter 30, Verse 23 |
| Cebuano | Magkuha ka usab ug labing mahal nga mga panakot; sa mirra nga nagaagay-ay lima ka gatus ka siclo, ug sa canela nga mahumot ang katunga sa maong gidaghanon nga mao ang duruha ka gatus ug kalim-an ka siclo, ug sa calamo nga mahumot duruha ka gatus ug kalim-an, |
| Croatian | "Nabavi najboljih mirodija: pet stotina šekela smirne samotoka, pola te težine - dvjesta pedeset - mirisavog cimeta, dvjesta pedeset mirisave trstike, |
| Dutch | Gij nu, neem u de voornaamste specerijen, de zuiverste mirre, vijfhonderd sikkels, en specerijkaneel, half zoveel namelijk tweehonderd en vijftig sikkels, ook specerijkalmus, tweehonderd en vijftig sikkels; |
| Finnish | "Ota itsellesi hajuaineita parasta lajia: sulavaa mirhaa viisisataa sekeliä, hyvänhajuista kanelia puolet siitä eli kaksisataa viisikymmentä sekeliä ja hyvänhajuista kalmoruokoa samoin kaksisataa viisikymmentä sekeliä, |
| French | Prends des meilleurs aromates, cinq cents sicles de myrrhe, de celle qui coule d`elle-même; la moitié, soit deux cent cinquante sicles, de cinnamome aromatique, deux cent cinquante sicles de roseau aromatique, |
| German | Nimm zu dir die beste Spezerei: die edelste Myrrhe, fünfhundert Lot, und Zimt, die Hälfte soviel, zweihundertfünfzig, und Kalmus, auch zweihundertfünfzig, |
| Haitian Creole | -Pran pi bon plant santi bon ki genyen: ven liv lami, dis liv kannèl bon kalite, dis liv fèy sitwonèl, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | "Ambillah rempah-rempah yang paling baik, enam kilo mur cair, tiga kilo kayu manis, tiga kilo tebu harum, dan enam kilo kayu teja. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka hendaklah engkau mengambil rempah-rempah yang terutama, yaitu mur yang cair lima ratus bahagian dan kayu manis yang wangi separuhnya, yaitu dua ratus lima puluh bahagian, dan deringu yang wangipun dua ratus lima puluh bahagian |
| Maori | Tikina mau he tino mea kakara, he maira pai, kia rima rau hekere, he hinamona reka, me hawhe tera, ara kia rua rau kia rima tekau hekere, me te karamuha reka, kia rua rau kia rima tekau hekere, |
| Norwegian | Ta dig krydderier av ypperste slag, av den edleste myrra fem hundre sekel og av krydder-kanel halvt så meget, to hundre og femti sekel, og av krydder-kalmus to hundre og femti sekel |
| Portuguese | Também toma das principais especiarias, da mais pura mirra quinhentos siclos, de canela aromática a metade, a saber, duzentos e cinqüenta siclos, de cálamo aromático duzentos e cinqüenta siclos, |
| Rumanian | ,,Ia din cele mai bune mirodenii, cinci sute de sicli de smirnq foarte curatq, jumqtate, adicq douq sute cincizeci de sicli, de scoryiwoarq mirositoare, douq sute cincizeci de sicli de trestie mirositoare, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-e-l-m-s-s-t-u-w" | |
-1 letter: emasculates. | |
-2 letters: emasculate. | |
-3 letters: casemates, classmate, escalates, maculates, muscatels. | |
-4 letters: aculeate, amesaces, calumets, caseates, casemate, celestas, cutlases, elastase, emulates, escalate, euclases, lactases, maculate, maleates, maltases, masscult, mateless, meatless, meatuses, muscatel, tameless. | |
-5 letters: acetals, almuces, amesace, amulets, assault, atlases, aweless, caestus, calamus, calesas, calmest, calumet, camases, camlets, casease, caseate, castles, casuals, causals, celesta, clauses, cuestas, cutlass. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Translations: Modern 4. Translations: Ancient | 5. Bible Trace 6. Anagrams 7. Bibliography |
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