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frum

/ˈfɹʊm/

frum adjective: pious, observant; committed to obeying all the laws of Judaism.

Adjective

frum (comparative frummer, superlative frummest)

  1. (Judaism) Pious, observant; committed to obeying all the laws of Judaism.
    • I learned all about the role of the kibbutz in Israeli life. Not to mention the role of the Arab, the artist, the woman, the socialist and the frum Jew.1979, Clive Sinclair, Hearts of Gold, Penguin, published 1983, page 45

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Frum

Frum (plural Frums)

  1. A surname from Yiddish.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Frum

Frum

  1. A surname from Yiddish [in turn originating as a patronymic], having a father Afrom (“Abraham, Abram”)

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Forms of frum

Adjective
comparativefrummer
superlativefrummest
Proper noun
pluralFrums
alternative formFrom
alternative formFromm
alternative formFromme

Origin of frum

Borrowed from Yiddish פֿרום (frum, “pious”). Related to German fromm and Dutch vroom.

* As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish פֿרום (frum, “religious, pious, observant”) * As a German surname, spelling variant of Fromm.

From Yiddish אברם (afrom), from Hebrew אברם from אברהם. Doublet of Abram.

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Questions about frum

What does frum mean?
Frum means pious, observant; committed to obeying all the laws of Judaism.
What part of speech is frum?
Frum can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce frum?
Frum is pronounced /ˈfɹʊm/.

Words near frum in the dictionary

  1. fruitwoods
  2. fruitworm
  3. fruitworms
  4. fruity
  5. fruity in the booty
  6. frum
  7. frumentaceous
  8. frumentarian
  9. frumentarious
  10. frumentary
  11. frumentation

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