Aramaic

Verb

צום • ‎(transliteration needed)

1. to fast, to abstain

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Arabic صَوْم ‎(ṣawm), Ge'ez ጾም ‎(ṣom).

Noun

צוֹם • ‎(tsom) m ‎(plural indefinite צוֹמוֹת, singular construct צוֹם־, plural construct צוֹמוֹת־)

1. fast (a period of time, during which one abstains from food and drink)

Synonyms

• תַּעֲנִית

Derived terms

• צוֹם קַל

Related terms

• צָם

Yiddish

Preposition

צום • ‎(tsum)

1. Contraction of צו דעם ‎(tsu dem): to the.
2. Precedes a superlative adjective in the dative singular to create a superlative adverb.