صومعة

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صومعة

/sˤaw.ma.ʕa/

Where it comes from

From an unknown Old South Arabian word, from which also Ge'ez ጾማዕት (ṣomaʿt).

noun صَوْمَعَة · ṣawmaʕa · صَوَامِع · الصَّوْمَعَة

tower, minaret
Similar: مِئْذَنَة, مَنَارَة
a monk’s cell or a hermit’s hut; monastic cell, hermitage وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ ٱللهِ ٱلنَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لَّهُدِّمَتْ صَوَامِعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَّصَلَوَاتٌ وَّمَسٰجِدُ يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا ٱسْمُ ٱللهِ كَثِيرًا
Similar: كِرْح, قَلَّايَة
cellar, den; silo
Similar: قَبْو

In English

cell room in a monastery for sleeping one person
silo vertical building for storing grain
minaret mosque tower

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"صومعة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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صومعة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9

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"صومعة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {صومعة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}