# shadirvan

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A fountain for ablutions, usually attached to a mosque.

## Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish شادروان (şadırvan), from Classical Persian شَادُرْوَان (šādurwān), from Middle Persian šʾtʾwlwʾn' (/⁠šādurwān⁠/, “dais, platform; basin, pond, fountain”).

## Source
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