Sam vs Sawm - What's the difference?
sam | sawm |
, a diminutive or shortening of Samuel'', or rarely of ''Samson .
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(Ireland, informal) The (Sam Maguire Cup) awarded to the All-Ireland GAA football winning team.
(Islam) fasting, abstention, abstinence; the third of the five pillars of Islam (during the month of Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food, drink, gambling, and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset. Sawm is regulated by Islamic jurisprudence. Contrary to popular non-Islamic belief, its observance by Muslims is not confined to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.)
As an adjective sam
is (etymology 1 only, spelled specifically to distinguish it from etymology 2 ).As a noun sawm is
(islam) fasting, abstention, abstinence; the third of the five pillars of islam (during the month of ramadan, muslims abstain from food, drink, gambling, and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset sawm is regulated by islamic jurisprudence contrary to popular non-islamic belief, its observance by muslims is not confined to the islamic holy month of ramadan).sam
English
Proper noun
(s)Noun
(-)Derived terms
* Silent SamAnagrams
* English unisex given names ----sawm
Alternative forms
* saumNoun
See also
* Lent * Yom KippurExternal links
*Fasting in the Quraan*
Comprehensive Article and Book Collection on fasting and Ramadhan*
Esoteric view on sawm - fasting in Ramadan