*גְּאַם, = גְּמָא to swallow. Pa. גַּאֵם to make swallow. Ḥull. 111ᵃ גַּאֲמוֹ לשבא make (the son of) Sh’ba swallow it (Rashi). [Ar. reads גַּמּוֹ (contr. Pa. of געם or גאם, cmp. Syriac געם P. Sm. 761 sq.) it made (the son of) Sh. feel nauseous (which was his reason for not eating it.]