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Meaning of Zamzam | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

An Islamic holy well in Mecca, supposed to have been miraculously generated by Allah when Abraham's infant son Ishmael was crying for water.

Equivalents

العربية زمزم
Français Zamzam
ગુજરાતી ઝમઝમ
Bahasa Indonesia zamzam
한국어 잠잠우물
Kurdî zemzem
Türkçe zemzem zemzem suyu

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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