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Where does “صَامَ” come from?

صَامَ (Arabic) comes from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

صَامَ (Arabic): to abstain

Definitions

  1. to abstain

Ancestry of “صَامَ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
2PersianیاAPI •; or; either
3Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}

Words derived from “صَامَ”

  • صيام
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