Where does “abdal” come from?
abdal (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic أَبْدَال, from Arabic بَدَل, from Arabic بَدَلَ — to replace; to change.
Ancestry of “abdal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | أَبْدَال | — |
| 2 | Arabic | بَدَل | substitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,... |
| 3 | Arabic | بَدَلَ | to replace; to change |