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Webster 1913 Edition


Abdest

Ab′dest

,
Noun.
[Per.
ābdast
;
ab
water +
dast
hand.]
Purification by washing the hands before prayer; – a Muslim rite.
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Definition 2024


abdest

abdest

English

Noun

abdest (uncountable)

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

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish آبدست (âbdest), from Persian آبدست (âbdast).

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎbdest/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧dest

Noun

àbdest m (Cyrillic spelling а̀бдест)

  1. (Islam) abdest

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آبدست (âbdest, abdest), from Persian آبدست (âbdast), compound of آب (âb, water) and دست (dast, hand).

Noun

abdest (definite accusative abdesti, plural abdestler)

  1. (Islam) abdest

Declension

Related terms

  • abdestli
  • abdestsiz