abdesthane

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آبدستخانه (abdesthane), from Classical Persian آبدستخانه (âbdastxâne). By surface analysis, abdest (“wudu, ritual ablution”) +‎ -hane. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ab.dest.haˈne/ Hyphenation: ab‧dest‧ha‧ne === Noun === abdesthane (definite accusative abdesthaneyi, plural abdesthaneler) (Islam) room or separate building near a mosque or prayer room for performing abdest Synonym: şadırvan (euphemistic) synonym of tuvalet (“toilet, privy”) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “abdesthane”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “abdesthane”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “abdesthane”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 81