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abdal

abdal noun: a religious devotee or dervish in Persia.

Noun

abdal (plural abdals)

  1. A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.

Forms of abdal

pluralabdals

Origin of abdal

From Arabic أَبْدَال (ʔabdāl), plural of بَدَل (badal, “a substitute; a good, religious man; saint”), from بَدَلَ (badala, “to replace”).

Questions about abdal

What does abdal mean?
Abdal means a religious devotee or dervish in Persia.
What part of speech is abdal?
Abdal is a noun.
What is the plural of abdal?
The plural of abdal is abdals.

Words near abdal in the dictionary

  1. Abd-Allah
  2. Abd-ol-Masih
  3. abd.
  4. ABDA
  5. abdabs
  6. abdal
  7. Abdalla
  8. Abdallah
  9. Abdallas
  10. Abdallat-Davis-Farrage syndrome
  11. abdals

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