abdal

Meaning

A religious devotee in radical Sufism who has attained a high level of spirituality, comparable to a sannyasi in Hinduism

Hyphenated as

ab‧dal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/abˈdaɫ/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ابدال (abdal, “a kind of heedless, disinterested, good-natured man, who takes no care for the morrow”), from Arabic أَبْدَال (ʔabdāl, “compensations, beggar, careless man”), from بَدَل (badal). Compare aptal (“dumb, stupid”), also from the same root.

Sentences

Abdal düğünden, çocuk oyundan usanmaz.

Abdal does not get tired of the wedding and the children's game.

Abdal ata binince bey oldum sanır, şalgam aşa girince yağ oldum sanır.

When Abdal gets on the horse, he thinks I'm a gentleman, and when the turnip enters the stage, he thinks I'm fat.