doum palm en · NOUN
Etymology
From Arabic دوم (dawm) + palm.
Meanings
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A palm tree of species Hyphaene thebaica, with edible oval fruit, native to northern Africa and some countries of the Levant.
The country to the east of Derudeb [Sudan] was bleached and sere, and there were long grey cliffs and dom palms growing in the wadis.
1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 18:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doom palm | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dom palm | alternative | lexicographic | |
| doum palms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| dum palm | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
doum · gingerbread palm · gingerbread tree
Translations (32)
he דום מצרי (Hyphaene thebaica) · ca palmera tebaica (Hyphaene thebaica) · ff gelleehi (Hyphaene thebaica) · ff yellere (Hyphaene thebaica) · bwr gwarvà (Hyphaene thebaica) · ha goriba (Hyphaene thebaica) · fr doum (Hyphaene thebaica) · mos kõn-bila (Hyphaene thebaica) · dyu simini (Hyphaene thebaica) · eo dumpalmo (Hyphaene thebaica) · nmz laŋkpadga (Hyphaene thebaica) · pl palma dum (Hyphaene thebaica) · dbp gùrmo (Hyphaene thebaica) · pl widlica tebańska (Hyphaene thebaica) · grc κόϊξ (Hyphaene thebaica) · kai gṑrifā̀ (Hyphaene thebaica) · la cūci (Hyphaene thebaica) · ngi tā̀tàukurâm (Hyphaene thebaica) · sw mkoma (Hyphaene thebaica) · es palmera dum (Hyphaene thebaica) · grc κοῦκι (Hyphaene thebaica) · ar مُقْل (Hyphaene thebaica) · fr palmier doum d’Égypte (Hyphaene thebaica) · ff yelleere (Hyphaene thebaica) · el φοίνικας ντουμ (Hyphaene thebaica) · shk kanø (Hyphaene thebaica) · ff balol (Hyphaene thebaica) · gux paparigu (Hyphaene thebaica) · mfk máhàr (Hyphaene thebaica) · it palma dum (Hyphaene thebaica) · ha aru (Hyphaene thebaica) · ar دَوْم (Hyphaene thebaica)