абдал
/[ɐbˈdaɫ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.fool, idiot, simpleton
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- глупа́к
- глупе́ц
- тъпа́к
- идио́т
- малоу́мник
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ابدال (abdal, aptal) (whence Turkish aptal, abdal), from Arabic اَبْدَال (abdāl), plural of بَدَل (badal, “a substitute”), from بَدَلَ (badala, “to replace”). Doublet of будала́ (budalá).
Forms
- абда́лcanonical • masculine
- abdálromanization
- абда́лindefinite • singular
- абда́лиindefinite • plural
- абда́лътdefinite • singular • subjective
- абда́литеdefinite • plural • subjective
- абда́лаdefinite • objective • singular
- абда́литеdefinite • objective • plural
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Vocative | абда́ле | абда́ли |
Vocative
Singular
абда́ле
Plural
абда́ли