tayammum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The wiping of one's face and hands against dust, sand or a clean physical object in place of wudhu for the bereft or bedridden.

Word forms

tayammum

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَيَمُّم (tayammum).

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