Meanings
plural doum palms · alternative dom palm · alternative doom palm · alternative dum palm
- A palm tree of species Hyphaene thebaica, with edible oval fruit, native to northern Africa and some countries of the Levant.
The country to the east of Derudeb [Sudan] was bleached and sere, and there were long grey cliffs and dom palms growing in the wadis.
1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 18Synonyms: doum, gingerbread palm, gingerbread tree
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA palm tree of species Hyphaene thebaica, with edible oval fruit, native to northern Africa and some countries of the Levant.
Origin
- Arabicدوم
- Englishdoum palm
From Arabic دوم (dawm) + palm.
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κόϊξ, κοῦκι
- κόϊξ (kóïx)Hyphaene thebaica
- κοῦκι (koûki)Hyphaene thebaica
Arabic مُقْل, دَوْم
- مُقْل (muql)Hyphaene thebaica
- دَوْم (dawm)Hyphaene thebaica
Catalan palmera tebaica
- palmera tebaicaHyphaene thebaica
Esperanto dumpalmo
- dumpalmoHyphaene thebaica
French doum, palmier doum d’Égypte
- doumHyphaene thebaica
- palmier doum d’ÉgypteHyphaene thebaica
Greek φοίνικας ντουμ
- φοίνικας ντουμ (foínikas ntoum)Hyphaene thebaica
Hebrew דום מצרי
- דום מצרי (dom mitsrí)Hyphaene thebaica
Italian palma dum
- palma dumHyphaene thebaica
Latin cūci
- cūciHyphaene thebaica
Polish widlica tebańska, palma dum
- widlica tebańskaHyphaene thebaica
- palma dumHyphaene thebaica
Spanish palmera dum
- palmera dumHyphaene thebaica
Swahili mkoma
- mkomaHyphaene thebaica
Cite this entry
doum palm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doum%20palm
“doum palm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doum%20palm. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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