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saum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: S AO1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

fasting; one of the five pillars of Islam

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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noun

Meaning 2

A 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

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