آبدست

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آبدست (âbdast), a compound of آب (âb, water) + دست (dast, hand).

Noun

آبدست • (âbdest) (definite accusative آبدستی (âbdesti), plural آبدستلر (âbdestler))

  1. (Islam) abdest (the Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an)
    Synonym: وضو (vuzu)

Derived terms

  • آبدست آلمق (âbdest almak, to perform the abdest)
  • آبدست بوزمق (âbdest bozmak, to nullify the abdest)
  • آبدست ویرمك (âbdest vermek, to reprimend)
  • آبدستخانه (âbdesthâne, room fitted for ritual ablutions)
  • آبدستدان (âbdestdân, ewer for ritual ablution)
  • آبدستسز (âbdestsiz, not purified with the abdest)
  • آبدستلك (âbdestlik, kind of coat or gown used in ablutions)
  • آبدستلو (âbdestli, purified with the abdest)

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

    From آب (âb, water) +‎ دست (dast, hand).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? ābdast
    Dari reading? ābdast
    Iranian reading? âbdast
    Tajik reading? obdast

    Noun

    آبدست • (âbdast) (Tajik spelling обдаст)

    1. (archaic, Islam) abdest, wudu
      Synonym: وضو (vozu)
    2. (archaic) ablution

    Derived terms

    Descendants