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maksoorah

American

[mahk-soor-uh] / mɑkˈsʊər ə /

noun

(in a mosque) a screen or partition enclosing an area for prayer or a tomb.

Etymology

Origin of maksoorah

From the Arabic word maqṣūrah

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