the scent of anything

• Bɛ mali nyɛhi, amaa di bi wumdi nyom they have noses, but they cannot smell. [PSA 115:6]
• kaman sara shɛli din nyom viɛli ŋun’ Naawuni san’ la like a sacrifice of which the smell is pleasant to God. [EPH 5:2]

stench, stink

• O ni ʒɛ luɣu' shɛli nyuri li maa zaa yɛn deei la shigaari nyom. The place where he stands to smoke will take on the smell of tobacco. [DB Smoking 01.038]
• Ti yi damdi yɔɣuni m-miri ti biɛhigu shee, di nyom tooi ʒiri dɔriti na. If we squat in the bush near our living area, the stink can bring diseases. [DB.812]
• Miri ka a yaai a bɔɣu ni ka bɛ wum di nyom. Don't wash your dirty linen in public. [Prov. 12] Lit: Don't lift up your armpit so that people smell it..
• Tulaalɛ viɛlli nyom ku be bɛ sani, naɣila nyom biɛɣu. They will no longer have the scent of perfume, but rather a bad smell. [ISA 3:24]
• Bɛn kpa vihigu ni kpa nyom. If you inquire thoroughly, you will find a scent. [Prov. 470]