imambarah
American
[ih-mahm-bah-rah]
/ ɪˌmɑmˈbɑ rɑ /
Or
imaumbara,
noun
Islam.
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a building, rooms, etc., used by Shiʿites for ceremonies, especially during the first 10 days of Muharram.
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a large tomb.
Etymology
Origin of imambarah
1830–40; < Hindi imāmbārā < Arabic imām imam + Hindi bārā enclosure; compare Sanskrit vāṭa fence, enclosure
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