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ghusl

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɡusl̩/
  • /ˈɡʊsl̩/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A full-body wash taken by Muslims to restore the body to a state of purity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غُسْل (ḡusl).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: غُسْل (ḡusl) — full-body taken to restore the body to purity
  • Azerbaijani: qüsl — full-body taken to restore the body to purity
  • Bashkir: ғөсөл (ğösöl) — full-body taken to restore the body to purity
  • Bengali: গোসল (gōśol) — full-body taken to restore the body to purity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大淨 /大净 (dàjìng) — full-body taken to restore the body to purity
  • Dutch: ghoesl — full-body taken to restore the body to purity
  • Finnish: upotuskaste — full-body taken to restore the body to purity
  • Japanese: グスル — full-body taken to restore the body to purity
  • Kazakh: ғұсыл (ğūsyl) — full-body taken to restore the body to purity
  • Persian: غسل (ġosl) — full-body taken to restore the body to purity
  • Russian: гусль (guslʹ) — full-body taken to restore the body to purity
  • Tajik: ғусл (ġusl) — full-body taken to restore the body to purity
  • Turkish: gusül — full-body taken to restore the body to purity
  • Uyghur: غۇسل (ghusl) — full-body taken to restore the body to purity