convinced that the meaning “to fast” is a semantic loan from Aramaic צום / <span class="searchmatch">ܨܳܡ</span> (ṣām, “to fast”), referring to the meaning “to stand still”, Jeffery says...
(ṣomä) Arabic: صَامَ (ṣāma) Aragonese: ayunar Aramaic: Classical Syriac: <span class="searchmatch">ܨܡ</span> (ṣam) Armenian: պաս պահել (pas pahel) Aromanian: agiun Asturian: ayunar Azerbaijani:...