saum

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noun

fasting; one of the five pillars of Islam

OriginArabic صَوْم →
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Meanings

noun

alternative sawm

  1. Islamfasting; one of the five pillars of Islam
  2. biologyA herbaceous border found at the edge of a woodland patch. It is usually found below and farther out from the woodland than the woody shrub mantel and the tree canopy.

Origin

  1. Arabicصَوْم
  2. Arabicصَوْم
  3. Englishsaum

Borrowed from Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm, “fasting”).

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APA

saum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saum

MLA

“saum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saum.

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