English
abdal
Abdal comes from Arabic بَدَل ‘a substitute’, and goes back to بَدَلَ ‘to replace’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentبَدَلَbadala‘to replace’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentبَدَلbadal‘a substitute’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentأَبْدَالʔabdālplural of بَدَل
- Englishtodayabdal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentبَدَلَbadala‘to replace’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentبَدَلbadal‘a substitute’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentأَبْدَالʔabdālplural of بَدَل
- Englishtodayabdal
Every English word from Arabic بَدَلَ
Today it means
noun A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic بَدَلَ / abdal