Semitic Etymological Database
In the expression bismiľľa wa-seľhebéten ˁan góḷe ‘I seek refuge in God from this trouble’ (CSOL II 25:8).
Not to be confused with the Arabism gέmed ‘thick’ (Wehr 134, Behnstedt 205): ḳáṭmehim ʸheʰ ḷébhon gέmed (zúbdaʰ) ‘Fresh butter is white and thick (zubdaʰ in Arabic)’ (CSOL II 2:25)