Glossary Term
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- پاک
- Transliteration
- pāk
- Rejected alternatives
- صاف (physically clean, ritual-ablution sense, avoid as a substitute)
Holy
پاک (a Persian-derived term shared with Islamic religious vocabulary) conveys moral purity and being set apart for God. صاف must be reserved for physical/ritual cleanliness, distinct from wuzu (ritual ablution before Islamic prayer).