Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saum

/sˈɔm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: saum
IPA: /sˈɔm/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

fasting; one of the five pillars of Islam

noun

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.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

sawm (alternative)

Phrases

wajib saum nathr saum

Rhymes With

om pom baum somme panmunjom raum schwam

Questions

How do you pronounce saum?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɔm/.
What does saum mean?: fasting; one of the five pillars of Islam
Where does saum come from?: Borrowed from Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm, “fasting”).

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