Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sawm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
sawm
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fasting, abstention, abstinence; the third of the five pillars of Islam.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm, “fasting; abstaining from food, drink, and sex”), probably borrowed from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ (ṣawmāʾ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: صَوْم, ص و م

Usage

Inflected Forms

saum (alternative)

Phrases

Yom Kippur

Frequently Paired Words

Lent Yom Kippur

Questions

What does sawm mean?
Fasting, abstention, abstinence; the third of the five pillars of Islam.
Where does sawm come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce sawm

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “sawm”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “sawm”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “sawm” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.