ablution in Arabic
وُضُوء wuḍūʔ
UK/əˈbluː.ʃn̩//əˈblu.ʃn̩/
ablution in Arabic: وُضُوء (wuḍūʔ), غُسْل (ḡusl), اِغْتِسَال (iḡtisāl), وَضُوء (waḍūʔ). In English, ablution means originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
Arabic words for ablution
- the act of washing or cleansing
- وُضُوء wuḍūʔ, غُسْل ḡusl, اِغْتِسَال iḡtisāl
- the water used in cleansing
- وَضُوء waḍūʔ
English meaning of ablution
- noun Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
- noun The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
- noun Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
- noun The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
ablution in other languages
Questions about ablution in Arabic
- What is the meaning of ablution in Arabic?
- Ablution in Arabic is وُضُوء (wuḍūʔ), غُسْل (ḡusl), اِغْتِسَال (iḡtisāl), وَضُوء (waḍūʔ).
- ما معنى كلمة ablution؟
- Ablution: وُضُوء (wuḍūʔ), غُسْل (ḡusl), اِغْتِسَال (iḡtisāl), وَضُوء (waḍūʔ).
- What does ablution mean in English?
- Ablution means originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
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