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абдест

/[ɐbˈdɛst]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    abdest (the Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آبدست (âbdest), from Persian آبدست (âbdast), compound of آب (āb, “water”) and دست (dast, “hand”).

Forms

  • абде́стcanonical • masculine
  • abdéstromanization
  • абде́стindefinite • singular
  • абде́стиindefinite • plural
  • абде́стътdefinite • singular • subjective
  • абде́ститеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • абде́стаdefinite • objective • singular
  • абде́ститеdefinite • objective • plural
  • -count-form • singular
  • абде́стаcount-form • plural

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