Zaqqum

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proper noun

A tree that grows in Jahannam (Hell), whose dwellers are compelled to eat the bitter fruit.

OriginArabic زَقُّوم →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Zakkum · alternative Zoacum

  1. IslamA tree that grows in Jahannam (Hell), whose dwellers are compelled to eat the bitter fruit.

Origin

  1. Arabicزَقُّوم
  2. EnglishZaqqum

Borrowed from Arabic زَقُّوم (zaqqūm).

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Translations

Arabic زَقُّوم
  • زَقُّوم (zaqqūm)a tree that grows in hell
Persian زقوم
  • زقوم (zaqqum)a tree that grows in hell
Cite this entry
APA

Zaqqum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zaqqum

MLA

“Zaqqum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zaqqum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zaqqum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zaqqum.

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