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See also: تؤم, بوم, and توم

Arabic

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ثُوم
 ثوم on Arabic Wikipedia

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ṯūm-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ثُوم (ṯūmm (collective, singulative ثُومَة f (ṯūma))

  1. garlic
  2. beads of silver or gold wherewith the grips of swords are decorated
    • p. 1897, a. 1917, “Gifts worthy of kings: An episode in Dār Fūr-Taqalī relations”, in Lidwien Kapteijns and Jay Spaulding, editors, Sudanic Africa[1], volume 1, published 1990, pages 61–70:
      ١ سيف بلدي مفضه ببرشم فضه وتوم ومحاره وخروس فضه وكستبانه فضه مجلد مدس
      ١ حربة شلكاية كبيرة مسلكة بفضه
      ١ تركاس داخله سبعه حراب طبايق مسلكين بفضه
      ٢ كواكب مسلكين بفضه
      1 native silvered sword with hilt of silver, decorative silvern beads, nacre, silver rings, a silver pommel, and tanned leather.
      1 large long jagged spear wired in silver
      1 quiver wherein there are seven short throwing spears wired with silver
      2 spears of wide and jagged blade wired with silver

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Andalusian Arabic: ثَوْم (ṯawm)
  • Egyptian Arabic: توم (tōm)
  • Hijazi Arabic: ثوم (tūm)
  • Maltese: tewm
  • Moroccan Arabic: توم (tawm, tūm)
  • Sudanese Arabic: توم (tōm)
  • Yemeni Arabic: ثَوْم (ṯawm)
  • Swahili: saumu

Hijazi Arabic

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ثوم
 
ثوم

Etymology

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From Arabic ثُوم (ṯūm).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ثُوم (tūm, ṯūmm (collective, singulative ثُومَة f (tūma, ṯūma))

  1. garlic
  2. bang snaps