abdesthane
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آبدستخانه (abdesthane), from Classical Persian آبدستخانه (âbdastxâne). By surface analysis, abdest (“wudu, ritual ablution”) + -hane.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.dest.haˈne/
- Hyphenation: ab‧dest‧ha‧ne
Noun
abdesthane (definite accusative abdesthaneyi, plural abdesthaneler)
- (Islam) room or separate building near a mosque or prayer room for performing abdest
- Synonym: şadırvan
- synonym of tuvalet (“toilet, privy”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | abdesthane | abdesthaneler |
| definite accusative | abdesthaneyi | abdesthaneleri |
| dative | abdesthaneye | abdesthanelere |
| locative | abdesthanede | abdesthanelerde |
| ablative | abdesthaneden | abdesthanelerden |
| genitive | abdesthanenin | abdesthanelerin |
Further reading
- “abdesthane”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “abdesthane”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “abdesthane”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 81