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Definition of Hummum
1. n. A sweating bath or place for sweating.
Definition of Hummum
1. Noun. A Turkish bath. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hummum
1. hammam [n -S] - See also: hammam
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hummum
Literary usage of Hummum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Eight Years in Syria, Palestine, and Asia Minor: From 1842 to 1850 by Fred Arthur Neale (1851)
"The hummum—An Oriental dressing-room—Adventure of a Turkish lady — An Eastern
auctioneer — The favourite lounge—Perilous feat—The Marina—The Sisters of ..."
2. The India directory, for the guidance of commanders of steamers and sailing by Alfred Dundas Taylor, James Horsburgh (1874)
"There is a good anchorage on the S. side of this cape ; hummum Bluff, lies close
to the shore, to the ESE of the anchorage. ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1890)
""Would you like to go to the hummum 1 " " Certainly ; I should like it above all
things," ... "I sent Achmet (a trusted servant) to the hummum near the Bab ..."
4. Domestic Annals of Scotland: From the Reformation to the Revolution by Robert Chambers (1874)
"A hummum is in reality a Turkish or hot-air bath. ... The Edinburgh Gazette which
advertises the Perth hummum, also announces the presence, in a lodging at ..."
5. A Directory for the Navigation of the Indian Ocean: With Descriptions of Its by Alexander G. Findlay (1866)
"To the WSW of Eas hummum 14 J miles, and on the western shore is Zafarana Point,
in lat. 29° 6' 30" N., long. 32° 44', there is a bank of sand extending to ..."
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