"ghusl" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡusl̩/, /ˈɡʊsl̩/ Forms: ghusls [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic غُسْل (ḡusl). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|غُسْل}} Arabic غُسْل (ḡusl), {{root|en|ar|غ س ل}} Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ghusl (countable and uncountable, plural ghusls)
  1. (Islam) A full-body wash taken by Muslims to restore the body to a state of purity. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (full-body taken to restore the body to purity): غُسْل (ḡusl) [masculine] (Arabic), qüsl (Azerbaijani), ғөсөл (ğösöl) (Bashkir), গোসল (gōśol) (Bengali), 大淨 /大净 (dàjìng) (Chinese Mandarin), ghoesl (Dutch), upotuskaste (Finnish), グスル (Japanese), ғұсыл (ğūsyl) (Kazakh), غسل (ġosl) (Persian), гусль (guslʹ) (Russian), ғусл (ġusl) (Tajik), gusül (Turkish), غۇسل (ghusl) (Uyghur)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "full-body taken to restore the body to purity",
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      "sense": "full-body taken to restore the body to purity",
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      "sense": "full-body taken to restore the body to purity",
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      "sense": "full-body taken to restore the body to purity",
      "word": "ғұсыл"
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      "sense": "full-body taken to restore the body to purity",
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      "sense": "full-body taken to restore the body to purity",
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      "sense": "full-body taken to restore the body to purity",
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      "roman": "ghusl",
      "sense": "full-body taken to restore the body to purity",
      "word": "غۇسل"
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