абдал

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Contents 1 Bulgarian 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Inflection 1.3.2 Synonyms 2 Macedonian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms 3 Serbian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] Bulgarian

[edit] Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ابدال (abdal, aptal) (Turkish aptal, abdal) < Arabic ابدال (abdāl), plural of بدل (bádal), “‘a substitute’”) < بدل (bádala), “‘to replace’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /əb'dal/

[edit] Noun

абдал (abdál) m.

1. fool, idiot, simpleton

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Synonyms

• глупак, глупец, тъпак, идиот, малоумник

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[edit] Macedonian

[edit] Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ابدال (abdal, aptal) (Turkish aptal, abdal) < Arabic ابدال (abdāl), plural of بدل (bádal), “‘a substitute’”) < بدل (bádala), “‘to replace’”).

[edit] Noun

абдал m. (plural абдали)

1. fool
2. idiot

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• будала
• глупак

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[edit] Serbian

[edit] Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ابدال (abdal, aptal) (Turkish aptal, abdal) < Arabic ابدال (abdāl), plural of بدل (bádal), “‘a substitute’”) < بدل (bádala), “‘to replace’”).

[edit] Noun

абдал m. (plural абдали) (Roman spelling abdal)

1. fool
2. naïf
3. idiot
4. simpleton

[edit] Synonyms

• будала
• глупак
• наивчина