B1noun
صَوْمٌ
ṣawm
fasting
Example
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ
yā ayyuhā alladhīna āmanū kutiba ʿalaykumu aṣ-ṣiyāmu kamā kutiba ʿalā alladhīna min qablikum
O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you (2:183)
Grammar
Masculine verbal noun (maṣdar). Synonym: صِيَامٌ (ṣiyām). Related: صَائِمٌ (fasting person, pl: صَائِمُونَ/صُوَّامٌ). The verb: صَامَ/يَصُومُ.
Culture
Fasting during Ramadan is the fourth pillar of Islam. This verse establishes that fasting is not unique to Islam but was prescribed for earlier communities as well.