tayammum

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noun

The wiping of one's face and hands against dust, sand or a clean physical object in place of wudhu for the bereft or bedridden.

OriginArabic تَيَمُّم →
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Meanings

nountayammum (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIslamThe wiping of one's face and hands against dust, sand or a clean physical object in place of wudhu for the bereft or bedridden.

Origin

  1. Arabicتَيَمُّم
  2. Englishtayammum

Borrowed from Arabic تَيَمُّم (tayammum).

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Translations

Arabic تَيَمُّم
  • تَيَمُّم (tayammum)dry ablution
Bengali তয়ম্মুম
  • তয়ম্মুম (toẏommum)dry ablution
Chinese Mandarin 代淨 /代净
  • 代淨 /代净 (dàijìng)dry ablution
Indonesian tayamum
  • tayamumdry ablution
Russian таяммум
  • таяммум (tajammum)dry ablution
Turkish teyemmüm
  • teyemmümdry ablution
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APA

tayammum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tayammum

MLA

“tayammum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tayammum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tayammum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tayammum.

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