Where does “asham” come from?

asham (Hausa) comes from Kanuri ashâm, from Arabic صَوْم, from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ — fast.

asham (Hausa): tarawih

Definitions

  1. tarawih

Ancestry of “asham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kanuriashâm—
2Arabicصَوْمfasting; abstaining from food, drink, and sex;...
3Classical Syriacܨܘܡܐfast
Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ →Every word from Arabic صَوْم →Every word from Kanuri ashâm →