Zamzam
Zamzam proper noun: an Islamic holy well in Mecca, supposed to have been miraculously generated by Allah when Abraham's infant son Ishmael was crying for water.
Proper noun
Zamzam
- An Islamic holy well in Mecca, supposed to have been miraculously generated by Allah when Abraham's infant son Ishmael was crying for water.
- The water companies did not bring it in huge plastic tubs. Instead, they would load tankers with Zamzam water from the well inside the Kaaba complex, and use that to fill up the dispenser shared by the two rooms.2025, Banu Mushtaq, “The Shroud”, in Deepa Bhasthi, transl., Heart Lamp, And Other Stories, page 174
Zamzam meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati and Arabic
Zamzam in Hindi
- well
- ज़मज़म zamzam
Zamzam in Urdu
- well
- زمزم zamzam
Zamzam in Gujarati
- well
- ઝમઝમ jhamjham
Zamzam in Arabic
- well
- زَمَزَم zamazam
More languagesFewer languages
- Zamzam in Indonesian
- zamzam
- Zamzam in Persian
- زمزم
Origin of Zamzam
Borrowed from Arabic زَمْزَم (zamzam).
Questions about Zamzam
- What does Zamzam mean?
- Zamzam means an Islamic holy well in Mecca, supposed to have been miraculously generated by Allah when Abraham's infant son Ishmael was crying for water.
- What is Zamzam in Hindi?
- Zamzam in Hindi is ज़मज़म (zamzam). See Zamzam meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Zamzam?
- Zamzam is a proper noun.
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