Etymograph

English

saum

Saum comes from Arabic صَوْم ‘fasting’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentصَوْم1‘fasting’
  2. Englishtodaysaum1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English saum

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentصَوْمWiktionary, English saum‘fasting’
  2. EnglishtodaysaumWiktionary, English saum

Every English word from Arabic صَوْم

Today it means

noun fasting; one of the five pillars of Islam

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “saum”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Arabic صَوْم / saum

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