Where does “aptal” come from?

aptal (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ابدال, from Arabic اَبْدَال, from Arabic أَبْدَال, from Arabic بَدَل, from Arabic بَدَلَ — to replace; to change.

aptal (Turkish): dumb; silly; fool

Definitions

  1. dumb; silly; fool

Ancestry of “aptal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishابدالpauper, Dervish
2Arabicاَبْدَال—
3Arabicأَبْدَال—
4Arabicبَدَلsubstitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,...
5Arabicبَدَلَto replace; to change

Words derived from “aptal”

Every word from Arabic بَدَلَ →Every word from Arabic بَدَل →Every word from Arabic أَبْدَال →