"saum" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm, “fasting”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|صَوْم||fasting}} Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm, “fasting”), {{root|en|ar|ص و م}} Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} saum
  1. (Islam) fasting; one of the five pillars of Islam Categories (topical): Islam, Ramadan
    Sense id: en-saum-en-noun-GAV9tBFj Disambiguation of Ramadan: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 37 8 45 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 9 38 4 3 3 1 1 Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  2. (ecology) 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. Categories (topical): Ecology
    Sense id: en-saum-en-noun-ApOWanT6 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sawm Derived forms: wajib saum, nathr saum
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