| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɪə̯səm/ |
| Hyphenation | be·sem |
| Plural | besems |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| besempie | besempies |
| Catalan | escombra |
|---|---|
| Czech | koště; pometlo; smeták |
| Danish | kost; fegekost |
| Dutch | bezem; veger |
| English | broom |
| Esperanto | balailo |
| French | balai |
| German | Besen |
| Greek | σκούπα |
| Hungarian | seprű |
| Italian | granata; scopa |
| Latin | virga |
| Norwegian | kost |
| Papiamento | basora |
| Portuguese | vassoura |
| Saterland Frisian | Bäisem |
| Spanish | escoba |
| Sranan | sisibi |
| Swahili | ufagio |
| Swedish | kvast; sopkvast |
| Tagalog | walís |
| Turkish | süpürge |
| West Frisian | biezem |
| Yiddish | בעזים |