udhu

Kiswahili

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udhu

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic وُضُوء (wuḍūʔ).

noun

class xi, no plural wudu, abdest (washing required after minor ritual impurity)
class xi, no plural wudu (state of purity achieved by this)

In English

wudu ritual washing after minor impurity

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"udhu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/udhu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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udhu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/udhu

Chicago

"udhu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/udhu.

BibTeX

@misc{udhu_2026,
  title = {udhu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/udhu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}