Sodom in Arabic
سَدُوم sadūm
/ˈsɒ.dəm//ˈsɑ.dəm/
Sodom in Arabic: سَدُوم (sadūm), صَدِيم (ṣadīm). In English, Sodom means a city in the Middle East which, according to the Bible and Islamic tradition (but not specifically named in the Qur'an), was destroyed by God (along with Gomorrah) for the sins of its inhabitants (especially the implied homosexuality of the men).
Arabic words for Sodom
- city in the Middle East
- سَدُوم sadūm, صَدِيم ṣadīm
English meaning of Sodom
- proper noun A city in the Middle East which, according to the Bible and Islamic tradition (but not specifically named in the Qur'an), was destroyed by God (along with Gomorrah) for the sins of its inhabitants (especially the implied homosexuality of the men).
- proper noun Wadham College, Oxford.
- noun A city or place full of sin and vice.
Sodom in other languages
Questions about Sodom in Arabic
- What is the meaning of Sodom in Arabic?
- Sodom in Arabic is سَدُوم (sadūm), صَدِيم (ṣadīm).
- ما معنى كلمة Sodom؟
- Sodom: سَدُوم (sadūm), صَدِيم (ṣadīm).
- What does Sodom mean in English?
- Sodom means a city in the Middle East which, according to the Bible and Islamic tradition (but not specifically named in the Qur'an), was destroyed by God (along with Gomorrah) for the sins of its inhabitants (especially the implied homosexuality of the men).
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