abdal

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noun

A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.

OriginArabic أَبْدَال →
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Meanings

nounabdal (plural abdals)

plural abdals

  1. A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.

Origin

  1. Arabicأَبْدَال
  2. Englishabdal

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

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Translations

Portuguese abdalá, abdal
  • abdaláreligious devotee in Persia
  • abdalreligious devotee in Persia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Badalbadla
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abdal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abdal.

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