saum

saum

See also: Saum and šaum

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Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm)bor.
English saum

    Borrowed from Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm, “fasting”).

    Noun

    saum

    1. (Islam) fasting; one of the five pillars of Islam
    2. (ecology) A herbaceous border found at the edge of a woodland patch. It is usually found below and farther out from the woodland than the woody shrub mantel and the tree canopy.

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    References

    • R. T. T. Forman; Michel Godron (1986), Landscape Ecology, pages 108-109

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    Icelandic

    Noun

    saum

    1. indefinite accusative singular of saumur

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Etymology

    From Old Norse saumr.

    Noun

    saum m (definite singular saumen, indefinite plural saumar, definite plural saumane)

    1. seam
    2. the act of seaming

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