abdal
Pronunciation: /abˈdaɫ/
“abdal” is a Turkish word. Its meaning in English:
noun
- A religious devotee in radical Sufism who has attained a high level of spirituality, comparable to a sannyasi in Hinduism
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”). Doublet of aptal (“dumb, stupid”).
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