sweet-smelling, fragrant → good 2 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Akkadian
Lexeme ṭābu
Meaning 1 aromatic šaman pūri ṭāba lā tappaššiš ana irišīšu ipaḫḫurūka
do not anoint yourself with fragrant pūru oil, they will swarm around you, attracted by its scent
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Meaning 2 good, sweet, fresh, of good quality kīma ištu ūmim ša ana ālīya alliku ina šubtim ṭābtim lā ušbu
that ever since I went to my city I have not lived in a satisfactory place
Reference CAD
Comment CAD ṭ 19-24. The basic meaning seems to be B, although the meaning A is well attested. In West Semitic, the meaning B is also the basic meaning, whereas the meaning A is rather marginal: cf. Arb. ṭāba ‘to be good, pleasant, delightful, delicious, sweet, savoury, in taste and in odour’ (Lane 1900).
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Geez
Lexeme ḳədəw
Meaning 1 that has a good smell, sweet-smelling rəʔiku 7 ʔadbāra məluʔāna sanbalt ḳədəwa wa-ʕəḍawa maʕāzā wa-ḳanānmon wa-papare (En. 32:1)
I saw seven sweet-smelling mountains full of nard, and fragrant trees and cinnamon and pepper
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Meaning 2 pure, clear, neat, tidy, excellent, precious, choicest ba-ʔalbās ḳədəw za-ʕəḍub śeṭu (1 Tim. 2:9)
with good expensive clothes
Reference CDG
Comment CDG 423; LLA 468. In Geez, the basic meaning seems to be B; the cognates in Tna., Tgr. and Arb. testify that the meaning A is primary: Tgr. ḳəduy 'fragrant, spicy' (EDH 260), Tna. ḳədit 'a kind of perfumed water, perfume, unguent, balm' (AET 1040); Arb. ḳadiyy- 'd'un goût et d'une odeur agréables' (BK 2 693; LA 15 172).

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