Etymology

Thamud

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Today it means: A member of a people of ancient Arabia, known from the first millennium B.C.E. to near the time of Muhammad, and according to the Qur'an punished and destroyed by an earthquake. Full definition →

Arabic ثَمُود
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  1. Arabic · derived fromثَمُود
  2. English todayThamud

From Arabic ثَمُود (ṯamūd).

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