ئابدال

Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai ابدال (ʾbdāl), from Classical Persian اَبْدَال (abdāl), from Arabic أَبْدَال (ʔabdāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɑbdɑl/

Noun

ئابدال • (abdal) (plural ئابداللار (abdallar))

  1. qalandar (a wandering ascetic Sufi dervish)
  2. beggar

Declension

Derived terms

  • ئابداللاشماق (abdallashmaq)
  • ئابداللىق (abdalliq)

Further reading

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992), An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN, page 1
  • Yaqup, Abliz; Gheyurani, Ghenizat; Qadir, Isma'il; Imam, Hemdulla Aburehman; Nur, Perhat; Emet, Abliz; Abdulqadir, Esqer; Tahir, Abdulzahir; Rëhimja, Ablikim (2011), ھازىرقى زامان ئۇيغۇرتىلىنىڭ ئىزاھلىق لۇغىتى [Explanatory Dictionary of the Modern Uyghur Language]‎[1] (in Uyghur), volume 1, Shinjang Xelq Neshriyati, →ISBN, page 1