abdal
Meaning
A religious devotee in radical Sufism who has attained a high level of spirituality, comparable to a sannyasi in Hinduism
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/abˈdaɫ/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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