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tayammum

tayammum noun: the wiping of one's face and hands against dust, sand or a clean physical object in place of wudhu for the bereft or bedridden.

Noun

tayammum (uncountable)

  1. The wiping of one's face and hands against dust, sand or a clean physical object in place of wudhu for the bereft or bedridden.

tayammum meaning in Bengali, Arabic and Indonesian

tayammum in Bengali

dry ablution
তয়ম্মুম toẏommum

tayammum in Arabic

dry ablution
تَيَمُّم tayammum

tayammum in Indonesian

dry ablution
tayamum

Origin of tayammum

Borrowed from Arabic تَيَمُّم (tayammum).

Questions about tayammum

What does tayammum mean?
Tayammum means the wiping of one's face and hands against dust, sand or a clean physical object in place of wudhu for the bereft or bedridden.
What is tayammum in Bengali?
Tayammum in Bengali is তয়ম্মুম (toẏommum). See Tayammum meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is tayammum?
Tayammum is a noun.

Words near tayammum in the dictionary

  1. Tayabeños
  2. Tayacian
  3. Tayag
  4. Tayags
  5. Tayambani
  6. tayammum
  7. Tayasan
  8. tayassuid
  9. tayassuids
  10. Taybad
  11. tayberries

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