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סם , pl. סממנין n.m. essence, dye (< Akk →ammu Kaufman, Influences 100; TA סמא Jast 998, SA סמנים pl. Ham 539:146) 1. essence: sg. a. general: סמא דכולא משתוקא the essence of everything is silence Ber 12d(46) // KohR 14d(7); b. in phrase כל סמא דמילתא the essence of the matter: BerV ib.; Tan 69a(33); San 30b(29); EchRB 66:14; EchR 105:2; KohR 16c(2); 2. dye: pl. ההן דגבל ٠٠٠ סממנין one who mixes dyes Sab 10b(43); חמשה מ{י}ני<י> סממנין five "pennies"-worth of dyes BQ 6d(59)On סמא דמילתא , cf. Lehnw 397, s.v.: < Lat. summa.
