shadirvan

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noun

A fountain for ablutions, usually attached to a mosque.

OriginOttoman Turkish شادروان ← Classical Persian شَادُرْوَان ← Middle Persian šʾtʾwlwʾn' →
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Meanings

nounshadirvan (plural shadirvans)

plural shadirvans

  1. A fountain for ablutions, usually attached to a mosque.

Origin

  1. Middle Persianšʾtʾwlwʾn'“dais, platform; basin, pond, fountain”
  2. Classical Persianشَادُرْوَان
  3. Ottoman Turkishشادروان
  4. Englishshadirvan

From Ottoman Turkish شادروان (şadırvan), from Classical Persian شَادُرْوَان (šādurwān), from Middle Persian šʾtʾwlwʾn' (/⁠šādurwān⁠/, “dais, platform; basin, pond, fountain”).

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