mihrab

mihrab

English

Etymology

Arabic مِحْرَاب‎ (miḥrāb) [1]

Noun

mihrab (plural mihrabs)

1. (Islam) A niche in a mosque that indicates the qibla (direction of Mecca), and into which the imam prays.
2. (Islam) A design in a Muslim prayer mat with the same function.

References

1. "mihrab." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.

Anagrams

• Birmah, Brahim, Brahmi

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِحْرَاب‎ (miḥrāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈrab/
• Rhymes: -ab
• Hyphenation: mih‧ràb

Noun

mihrab m (invariable)

1. (Islam) mihrab

Further reading

• mihrab in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Romanian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish محراب‎ (mihrab), from Arabic مِحْرَاب‎ (miḥrāb).

Noun

mihrab n (uncountable)

1. (Islam) mihrab

Declension

declension of mihrab (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) mihrab	mihrabul
genitive/dative	(unui) mihrab	mihrabului
vocative	mihrabule