Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ابدال (abdal, aptal) (whence Turkish aptal, abdal), from Arabic اَبْدَال (abdāl), plural of بَدَل (badal, “a substitute”), from بَدَلَ (badala, “to replace”). Doublet of будала́ (budalá).
абда́л • (abdál) m
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | абда́л abdál |
абда́ли abdáli |
| definite (subject form) |
абда́лът abdálǎt |
абда́лите abdálite |
| definite (object form) |
абда́ла abdála | |
| vocative form | абда́ле abdále |
абда́ли abdáli |
Borrowed from Persian ابدال (abdal, “foolish, simpleton”), from Arabic أَبْدَال (ʔabdāl, “substitutes (a Sufi rank)”). Originally referred to wandering dervishes perceived as eccentrics. Compare cognate meanings in Turkish abdal (“foolish”), Azerbaijani abdal (“naive”).
абдал • (abdal)
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ابدال (abdal, aptal) (whence Turkish aptal, abdal), from Arabic اَبْدَال (abdāl), plural of بَدَل (badal, “a substitute”), from بَدَلَ (badala, “to replace”).
абдал • (abdal) m (plural абдали, diminutive абдалче, augmentative абдалиште)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | абдал (abdal) | абдали (abdali) |
| definite unspecified | абдалот (abdalot) | абдалите (abdalite) |
| definite proximal | абдалов (abdalov) | абдаливе (abdalive) |
| definite distal | абдалон (abdalon) | абдалине (abdaline) |
| vocative | абдалу (abdalu) | абдали (abdali) |
| count form | — | абдала (abdala) |
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ابدال (abdal, aptal, “pauper, Dervish”), whence Turkish aptal (“idiot”); see for more.
абда́л • (abdál) m inan (genitive абда́ла, uncountable)
абда́л • (abdál) m anim (genitive абда́ла, nominative plural абда́лы, genitive plural абда́лов)
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ابدال (abdal, aptal) (whence Turkish aptal, abdal), from Arabic اَبْدَال (abdāl), plural of بَدَل (badal, “a substitute”), from بَدَلَ (badala, “to replace”).
абдал m animacy unspecified (Latin spelling abdal)