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imambarah

Or i·maum·ba·ra,

[ih-mahm-bah-rah]

noun

Islam.
  1. a building, rooms, etc., used by Shiʿites for ceremonies, especially during the first 10 days of Muharram.

  2. a large tomb.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of imambarah1

1830–40; < Hindi imāmbārā < Arabic imām imam + Hindi bārā enclosure; compare Sanskrit vāṭa fence, enclosure

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