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Zaqqum

Zaqqum proper noun: a tree that grows in Jahannam (Hell), whose dwellers are compelled to eat the bitter fruit.

Proper noun

Zaqqum

  1. A tree that grows in Jahannam (Hell), whose dwellers are compelled to eat the bitter fruit.

Zaqqum meaning in Arabic and Persian

Zaqqum in Arabic

a tree that grows in hell
زَقُّوم zaqqūm

Zaqqum in Persian

a tree that grows in hell
زقوم zaqqum

Forms of Zaqqum

alternative formZakkum
alternative formZoacum

Origin of Zaqqum

Borrowed from Arabic زَقُّوم (zaqqūm).

Questions about Zaqqum

What does Zaqqum mean?
Zaqqum means a tree that grows in Jahannam (Hell), whose dwellers are compelled to eat the bitter fruit.
What is Zaqqum in Arabic?
Zaqqum in Arabic is زَقُّوم (zaqqūm). See Zaqqum meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Zaqqum?
Zaqqum is a proper noun.

Words near Zaqqum in the dictionary

  1. Zaq
  2. Zaqatala
  3. Zaqistan
  4. Zaqistani
  5. Zaqistanis
  6. Zaqqum
  7. zaque
  8. zaques
  9. zar
  10. Zara
  11. zaraath

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