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abdest

/ˈɑb.dɛst/

abdest noun: the Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an.

Noun

abdest (uncountable)

  1. The Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an.
    Synonyms:
    wudu

Synonyms of abdest

Origin of abdest

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آبدست (modern Turkish abdest), from Classical Persian آبْدَسْت (ābdast), compound of آب (āb, “water”) and دست (dast, “hand”).

Questions about abdest

What does abdest mean?
Abdest means the Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an.
What part of speech is abdest?
Abdest is a noun.
How do you pronounce abdest?
Abdest is pronounced /ˈɑb.dɛst/ (US).

Words near abdest in the dictionary

  1. Abderite
  2. Abderites
  3. abderitic
  4. abderitism
  5. Abdeslam
  6. abdest
  7. Abdi
  8. Abdias
  9. abdicable
  10. abdicant
  11. abdicants

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