qurbani

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noun

The sacrifice of a livestock animal during Eid al-Adha.

OriginUrdu قُرْبَانی ← Classical Persian قُرْبَانِی ← Arabic قُرْبَان →
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Meanings

nounqurbani (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIslamThe sacrifice of a livestock animal during Eid al-Adha.

Origin

  1. Arabicقُرْبَان
  2. Classical Persianقُرْبَانِی
  3. Urduقُرْبَانی
  4. Englishqurbani

Borrowed from Urdu قُرْبَانی (qurbānī), from Classical Persian قُرْبَانِی (qurbānī), ultimately from Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān).

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