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Etymology 1 edit

Compare with Hebrew צוֹם (ṣōm), Ge'ez ጾም (ṣom, fast), Ugaritic 𐎑𐎎 (ẓm, fast). Nöldeke was convinced that the meaning “to fast” is borrowed from the Aramaic צומא / ܨܰܘܡܳܐ (ṣōmā, ṣawmā, fast), referring to the verb’s meaning “to stand still”, Jeffery says that the Arabic verb is “obviously denominative from صَوْم (ṣawm)” and notes that the term is only used in late Qurʾānic passages. Cognate with Armenian ծոմ (com, fast) from Aramaic.

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صَوْم (ṣawmm

  1. verbal noun of صَامَ (ṣāma) (form I)
    1. fast, sawm (period of abstainment, usually from food and drink)
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb form II from the root ص و م (ṣ-w-m).

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صَوَّمَ (ṣawwama) II, non-past يُصَوِّمُ‎ (yuṣawwimu)

  1. to cause to fast
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Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ص و م
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sˤoːm/, [sˤo̞ːm]

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صوم (ṣōmm

  1. fast (abstainment, usually from food and drink)
    Synonym: صِيَام (ṣiyām)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ص و م
3 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm). Equivalent to the verbal noun of صام (ṣām, to fast).

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  • IPA(key): /sˤoːm/, [sˤoːm]
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صوم (ṣōmm

  1. fast (abstainment, usually from food and drink)
    Synonym: صيام (ṣyām)