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Where does “nathr saum” come from?

nathr saum (English) comes from Arabic صَوْم, from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ — fast.

nathr saum (English): a votive fast

Definitions

  1. a votive fast

Ancestry of “nathr saum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَوْمfasting; abstaining from food, drink, and sex;...
2Classical Syriacܨܘܡܐfast
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