Kaʿba

or Ka·ʿbah, Kaʿa·bah

[ kah-buh, kah-uh-buh ]

/ ˈkɑ bə, ˈkɑ ə bə /

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noun

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.

one of several replicas of this building, sacred to pre-Islamic Arabs.

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Origin of Kaʿba

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

How to use Kaʿba in a sentence

I took out my knife, my Ka-Bar, and knocked his teeth out, but they fell into his throat.
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Chernon Bah, co-founder of A World at School, was alarmed by what she witnessed recently in Sierra Leone.
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After marrying his high school sweetheart, Jedi Tenel Ka Djo, Jacen eventually transitions into Darth Caedus.
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App ka dua go,” Farhan recently implored of me in his native Urdu: “Pray for me.
Is It Time to Forgive Greg Mortenson?|Jon Krakauer|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Kate's a fan of coat dresses and itseems this season will be no different; yesterday she wore a burgundy coat dress by Paule Ka.
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If a wine merchant has given sixty ka of best beer at harvest time for thirst, she shall take fifty ka of corn.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World|Hammurabi, King of Babylon
If a man has hired oxen, a wagon, and its driver, he shall give one hundred and eighty ka of corn per diem.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World|Hammurabi, King of Babylon
If a man has hired a wagon by itself, he shall give forty ka of corn per diem.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World|Hammurabi, King of Babylon
Kapid-an na ka adlaw walà pa mahiulì ang amahan, For several days now, the father has not returned.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Human sa pipila ka úras, haúna, Take it out after a few hours.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff