sawm

noun
🔊/sɔːm/
🔊/sɔːm/
[uncountable]
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  1. the Muslim practice of not eating or drinking in the day during the ninth month of the Muslim year, called Ramadan斋戒(伊斯兰历九月里的日间禁饮食). Sawm is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
    • All Muslim adults who are physically and mentally well must observe sawm.所有身心健康的穆斯林成年人都必须遵守锯齿法。