abdest

See also: abdəst

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑb.dɛst/

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• Rhymes: -ɑbdɛst

Noun

abdest (uncountable)

2. (Islam) The Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an.

   Synonym: wudu

Coordinate terms

• wazukhana (place where wudu is performed, South Asia)

Translations

Islamic act of washing parts of the body — see wudu

Anagrams

• badest, basted