بدعت

See also: بدعة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بدعت, from Arabic بدعة.

Noun

بدعت • (bidʿat)

  1. A thing newly created or introduced; a creation; an invention; an innovation; especially an innovation in religious practice; or, any science or custom introduced subsequently to the time of the Prophet Muhammad.

Descendants

  • Turkish: bidat

References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بِدْعَة (bidʕa).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? bid'at
Dari reading? bid'at
Iranian reading? bed'at
Tajik reading? bid'at

Noun

بدعت • (bed'at) (plural بدعت‌ها, or بدعات (bed'ât))

  1. change, revision, alteration
  2. (Islam) bidʿah, deviation, transgression, the opposite of Sunnah

Antonyms

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بدعت (bid'at), from Arabic بِدْعَة (bidʕa).

Noun

بدعت • (bidʿatm (Hindi spelling बिदत)

  1. heresy (not conforming to a religion's ideals)

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu بدعت (bidʿat), from Arabic بِدْعَة (bidʕa).

Noun

بِدعَت (bidʿat)

  1. something new
  2. groundless
  3. modern