Abdest

//ˈɑb.dɛst// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an. uncountable

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Etymology

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

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