Zaqqum

English

Alternative forms
  • Zakkum

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلزَّقُّوم‎ (az-zaqqūm)

Proper noun

Zaqqum

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