صيام

Arabic

Etymology

From صَامَ (ṣāma, “to abstain”), from ص و م (ṣ-w-m).

Noun

صِيَام • (ṣiyām) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun صِيَام (ṣiyām)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صِيَام ṣiyām	الصِّيَام aṣ-ṣiyām	صِيَام ṣiyām
Nominative	صِيَامٌ ṣiyāmun	الصِّيَامُ aṣ-ṣiyāmu	صِيَامُ ṣiyāmu
Accusative	صِيَامًا ṣiyāman	الصِّيَامَ aṣ-ṣiyāma	صِيَامَ ṣiyāma
Genitive	صِيَامٍ ṣiyāmin	الصِّيَامِ aṣ-ṣiyāmi	صِيَامِ ṣiyāmi

Synonyms

• صَوْم (ṣawm)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ص و م
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صِيَام (ṣiyām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤjaːm/, [sˤjɑːm]

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Noun

صيام • (ṣyām) m

1. fast (abstainment, usually from food and drink)

   Synonym: صوم (ṣōm)