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غُسْل
ritual ablution (the full-body ritual washing required after major impurity) /ˈɣʊsl/
nounB2#3232 most common
Also: full ritual bath, major ablution, ritual washing of the body
Example sentences
الغُسْلُ واجبٌ.
The ritual washing is obligatory.
أَحتاجُ إلى الغُسْلِ قبل الصلاة.
I need to perform the ritual washing before prayer.
اغتسلتُ غُسْلاً كاملاً بعد الاستيقاظ.
I performed a complete ritual washing after waking up.
يُشتَرَطُ الغُسْلُ على مَن أجنبَ.
Ritual washing is required for one who is in a state of major impurity.
تَغتسِلُ المرأةُ غُسْلَ الحيضِ بعد انتهاء دورتها.
The woman performs the ritual washing of menstruation after her period ends.
يُعَدُّ غُسْلُ الميتِ فرضَ كفايةٍ في الفقه الإسلامي.
The ritual washing of the deceased is considered a communal religious duty in Islamic jurisprudence.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | غُسْلٌ | None |
| Genitive | غُسْلٍ | None |
| Accusative | غُسْلاً | None |
| Vocative | غُسْلُ | None |
Word family
غَسَلَhe washed
اغتسلhe performed ritual ablution, he bathed himself
غَسيلlaundry, washing
مُغتَسَلbathing place
غسّالةwashing machine
Etymology
غُسْل is the masdar, or verbal noun, of the Form I verb غَسَلَ, meaning to wash. It is built on the triliteral Semitic root غ-س-ل within the CuCC pattern (فُعْل) common for nouns naming a single completed physical action. The word is native Arabic and has no Indo-European origin.
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