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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

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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