صام

العربية

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صام

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Inherited from Proto-Semitic. Compare Hebrew צָם (ṣām) and Ge'ez ጾመ (ṣomä, “to fast”). Nöldeke was convinced that the meaning “to fast” is a semantic loan from Aramaic צום / ܨܳܡ (ṣām, “to fast”), referring to the 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.

verb صَامَ · ṣāma · يَصُومُ · صَوْم · صِيَام

obsolete to stand still, to become calm
to fast (to abstain, usually from food and drink)

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fast to abstain from food

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"صام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%85. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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صام. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%85

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"صام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%85.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {صام},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}