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Thamud

Thamud noun: a member of a people of ancient Arabia, known from the first millennium B.C.E. to near the time of Muhammad, and according to the Qur'an punished and destroyed by an earthquake.

Noun

Thamud (plural Thamuds)

  1. A member of a people of ancient Arabia, known from the first millennium B.C.E. to near the time of Muhammad, and according to the Qur'an punished and destroyed by an earthquake.

Forms of Thamud

pluralThamuds

Origin of Thamud

From Arabic ثَمُود (ṯamūd).

Questions about Thamud

What does Thamud mean?
Thamud means a member of a people of ancient Arabia, known from the first millennium B.C.E. to near the time of Muhammad, and according to the Qur'an punished and destroyed by an earthquake.
What part of speech is Thamud?
Thamud is a noun.
What is the plural of Thamud?
The plural of Thamud is Thamuds.

Words near Thamud in the dictionary

  1. thamnornis
  2. thamnosin
  3. thamnosmin
  4. Thampy
  5. Thams
  6. Thamud
  7. Thamudic
  8. Thamuds
  9. thamuria
  10. thamyn
  11. Thamyras

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