abdest

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɑb.dɛst/ (US)

Definition of abdest

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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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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