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abdest

/ˈɑb.dɛst/ US

Rhymes with -ɑbdɛst

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

noun

uncountable The Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an.
Similar: wudu

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@misc{abdest_2026,
  title = {abdest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abdest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}