mihrab
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mihrab
First recorded in 1810–20, mihrab is from the Arabic word miḥrāb
Vocabulary lists containing mihrab
Example Sentences
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The family was taken to the Iraqi village of Qasr Mihrab, along with nearly 2,000 other converted Yazidis.
From Washington Times • May 21, 2020
Rudabeh's mother won the consent of Mihrab, so that the young people were soon married with great pomp.
From National Epics by Rabb, Kate Milner
I have derived the Mihrab from the niche in which the Egyptian God was shrined: the Jews ignored it, but the Christians preserved it for their statues and altars.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
The Mihrab is a dream of art, the mosaics are richer and softer in hue than an eastern rug.
From Heroic Spain by O'Reilly, Elizabeth Boyle
The Mihrab is hexagonal in shape, and twelve feet in diameter.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 by Various
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