mihrab
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mihrab
First recorded in 1810–20, mihrab is from the Arabic word miḥrāb
Vocabulary lists containing mihrab
Example Sentences
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The family was taken to the Iraqi village of Qasr Mihrab, along with nearly 2,000 other converted Yazidis.
From Washington Times • May 21, 2020
Al Mihrab: the niche marking the direction of Makkah.
From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Dinet, Etienne
The Mihrab itself, which contained the famous Koran of Othman, has seven sides of white marble, and the roof is a huge shell cut from a single block.
From The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
Though a descendant of the serpent king, Mihrab was good, just, and wise, and he received the young warrior with hospitality.
From National Epics by Rabb, Kate Milner
The mosque is a large roofless building containing twelve square pillars of rude masonry, and the Mihrab, or prayer niche, is denoted by a circular arch of tolerable construction.
From First Footsteps in East Africa by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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