Kaʿba

or Ka·ʿbah, Kaʿa·bah

[ kah-buh, kah-uh-buh ]

noun

1. a small, cubical building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Mecca containing a sacred black stone: regarded by Muslims as the House of God and the objective of their pilgrimages.
2. one of several replicas of this building, sacred to pre-Islamic Arabs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kaʿba¹

First recorded in 1895–1900, Kaʿba is from the Arabic word kaʿbah

Example Sentences

Ikaw lay magtimpla kun mukúyug ka ba sa piknik, You decide for yourself if you are going to the picnic.

From Project Gutenberg

The siege was raised in the third month on the news of the death of Yazīd, but not before the Ka‛ba had been destroyed.

From Project Gutenberg