Rumman
/rʊmˈrɑːn/noun
A pomegranate, especially in Arabic or Middle Eastern cultural contexts.
Did you know?Pomegranates appear in ancient Near Eastern religious art and are traditionally associated with fertility, prosperity, and the sacred abundance of many seeds.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*rummān-
“Pomegranate; a reconstructed Semitic term for the fruit”
2nd Millennium BCE
Akkadian
nurmû
“Pomegranate, attested in Mesopotamian records”
Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic
rummānā
“Pomegranate”
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
rimmōn
“Pomegranate; also used in biblical names and place-names”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
رُمَّان rummān
“Pomegranate”
Modern English
English
rumman
“A transliterated loanword used for pomegranate, particularly in Middle Eastern contexts”