thamud means A member of a people of ancient Arabia, known from the first millennium B.C.E. to near the time of Muhammad, and according to the Qur'an punished and destroyed by an earthquake. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From Arabic ثَمُود (ṯamūd).
noun
- A member of a people of ancient Arabia, known from the first millennium B.C.E. to near the time of Muhammad, and according to the Qur'an punished and destroyed by an earthquake.