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title: "صَوْم (ṣawm) meaning in Arabic: fasting"
description: "صَوْم (ṣawm) means “fasting”. Root ص·و·م, pattern , level A2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/sawm"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# صَوْم

*ṣawm* · **fasting**

صَوْم (ṣawm) is an Arabic noun meaning “fasting”. It is built on the root ص·و·م. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A2.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ص·و·م
- Level: A2

## How to read صَوْم, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ص — صاد (ṣād): an emphatic s, with a full mouth
- و — واو (wāw): w, or a long u
- م — ميم (mīm): m

## Questions about صَوْم

### What is the root of صَوْم?

The root of صَوْم is ص·و·م.

### What level is صَوْم?

Fasaha first uses صَوْم at level A2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)