Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abdal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: ab-dal
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.

Etymology

From Arabic أَبْدَال (ʔabdāl), plural of بَدَل (badal, “a substitute; a good, religious man; saint”), from بَدَلَ (badala, “to replace”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: أَبْدَال, ب د ل

Inflected Forms

abdals (plural)

Questions

What does abdal mean?: A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.
Where does abdal come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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