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hanefiyeh

American  
[hah-ne-fee-ye] / ˌhɑ nɛˈfi yɛ /

noun

  1. (in the courtyard of a mosque) a fountain for ritual washing.

Etymology

Origin of hanefiyeh

From the Arabic word ḥanafīyah, after the name of one of the four main schools of Islamic jurisprudence

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