almemar

American

[ahl-mee-mahr] / ɑlˈmi mɑr /

noun

bimah.

almemar British

/ ælˈmiːmɑː /

noun

Also called: bema. bimah. bima. Judaism (in Ashkenazic usage) the raised platform in a synagogue on which the reading desk stands

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Etymology

Origin of almemar

< Arabic al the + minbar stand, platform

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