sawm
noun/sɔːm/
/sɔːm/
[uncountable]- the Muslim practice of not eating or drinking in the day during the ninth month of the Muslim year, called Ramadan. Sawm is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
- All Muslim adults who are physically and mentally well must observe sawm.
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