gusül

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غسل, Borrowed from Arabic غُسْل (ḡusl, “bathing”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈsyl/, [ɡuˈs̪yl̠ʲ]
• Rhymes: -yl
• Hyphenation: gu‧sül

Noun

gusül (definite accusative guslü, plural gusüller)

1. (Islam, sex) a special abdest to purify oneself from impurity after sexual activity, ghusl

   Synonym: boy abesti

   Gusül almadan gezenlerin bahtı kapanırmış

   They say that people who don't take ghusl have their love life ruined

Usage notes

• Though usually the 'ü' is dropped in everyday speech, in formal or slow talk people may not drop the vowel.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	gusül
Definite accusative	guslü
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gusül	gusüller
Definite accusative	guslü	gusülleri
Dative	gusle	gusüllere
Locative	gusülde	gusüllerde
Ablative	gusülden	gusüllerden
Genitive	guslün	gusüllerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular guslüm gusüllerim 2nd singular guslün gusüllerin 3rd singular guslü gusülleri 1st plural guslümüz gusüllerimiz 2nd plural guslünüz gusülleriniz 3rd plural gusülleri gusülleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular guslümü gusüllerimi 2nd singular guslünü gusüllerini 3rd singular guslünü gusüllerini 1st plural guslümüzü gusüllerimizi 2nd plural guslünüzü gusüllerinizi 3rd plural gusüllerini gusüllerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular guslüme gusüllerime 2nd singular guslüne gusüllerine 3rd singular guslüne gusüllerine 1st plural guslümüze gusüllerimize 2nd plural guslünüze gusüllerinize 3rd plural gusüllerine gusüllerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular guslümde gusüllerimde 2nd singular guslünde gusüllerinde 3rd singular guslünde gusüllerinde 1st plural guslümüzde gusüllerimizde 2nd plural guslünüzde gusüllerinizde 3rd plural gusüllerinde gusüllerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular guslümden gusüllerimden 2nd singular guslünden gusüllerinden 3rd singular guslünden gusüllerinden 1st plural guslümüzden gusüllerimizden 2nd plural guslünüzden gusüllerinizden 3rd plural gusüllerinden gusüllerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular guslümün gusüllerimin 2nd singular guslünün gusüllerinin 3rd singular guslünün gusüllerinin 1st plural guslümüzün gusüllerimizin 2nd plural guslünüzün gusüllerinizin 3rd plural gusüllerinin gusüllerinin
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular guslüm gusüllerim 2nd singular gusülsün gusüllersin 3rd singular gusül gusüldür gusüller gusüllerdir 1st plural guslüz gusülleriz 2nd plural gusülsünüz gusüllersiniz 3rd plural gusüller gusüllerdir

Related terms

• gusletmek

References

• “gusül”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “gusül”, in Nişanyan Sözlük