wudu

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/ˈwuːduː//ˈwʊduː/

noun

A ritual washing of the forearms, head, and feet, required after minor impurity, frequently performed immediately before prayer.

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abdestablution
OriginArabic وُضُوء →
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Meanings

nounwudu (uncountable)

alternative wudu' · alternative wudhu · alternative wuzu · alternative woodoo

  1. uncountableIslamA ritual washing of the forearms, head, and feet, required after minor impurity, frequently performed immediately before prayer.
  2. uncountableIslamThe state of purity that is achieved by this washing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
abdestablution
Also see
abdest

Origin

  1. Arabicوُضُوء
  2. Arabicوُضُوء
  3. Englishwudu

Borrowed from Arabic وُضُوء (wuḍūʔ).

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Translations

Arabic وُضُوء
  • وُضُوء (wuḍūʔ)ritual washing after minor impurity
Bengali ওজু, আবদস্ত
  • ওজু (ōju)ritual washing after minor impurity
  • আবদস্ত (abdosto)ritual washing after minor impurity
Bulgarian абде́ст
  • абде́ст (abdést)ritual washing after minor impurity
Chinese Mandarin 小淨 /小净
  • 小淨 /小净 (xiǎojìng)ritual washing after minor impurity
Dutch woedoe
  • woedoeritual washing after minor impurity
Finnish rukouspesu
  • rukouspesuritual washing after minor impurity
German kleine Waschung, Wudu
  • kleine Waschungritual washing after minor impurity
  • Wuduritual washing after minor impurity
Hebrew וֻדוּא
  • וֻדוּאritual washing after minor impurity
Hindi वुज़ू, वज़ू
  • वुज़ू (vuzū)ritual washing after minor impurity
  • वज़ू (vazū)ritual washing after minor impurity
  • आबदस्त (ābdast)ritual washing after minor impurity
Indonesian wudu
  • wuduritual washing after minor impurity
Japanese ウドゥー, ウドゥ
  • ウドゥー (udū)ritual washing after minor impurity
  • ウドゥ (udu)ritual washing after minor impurity
Korean 우두
  • 우두 (udu)ritual washing after minor impurity
Malay wuduk
  • wudukritual washing after minor impurity
Polish abdest
  • abdestritual washing after minor impurity
Portuguese abdeste
  • abdesteritual washing after minor impurity
Russian абде́ст, вуду́
  • абде́ст (abdɛ́st)ritual washing after minor impurity
  • вуду́ (vudú)ritual washing after minor impurity
  • вуду́г (vudúg)ritual washing after minor impurity
  • омове́ние (omovénije)ritual washing after minor impurity
Spanish abdesto
  • abdestoritual washing after minor impurity
Swahili udhu
  • udhuritual washing after minor impurity
Turkish abdest, taharet
  • abdestritual washing after minor impurity
  • taharetritual washing after minor impurity
Ukrainian вуду́, абде́ст
  • вуду́ (vudú)ritual washing after minor impurity
  • абде́ст (abdést)ritual washing after minor impurity
  • омові́ння (omovínnja)ritual washing after minor impurity
Urdu وُضُو, وَضُو
  • وُضُو (vuzū)ritual washing after minor impurity
  • وَضُو (vazū)ritual washing after minor impurity
  • آبْدَسْت (ābdast)ritual washing after minor impurity
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APA

wudu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wudu

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“wudu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wudu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wudu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wudu.

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