mihrap

Meaning

mihrab; a niche in a mosque, that indicates the qibla (direction of Mecca), and into which the imam prays

Concepts

Synonyms

kurban kesilen taş

Translations

βωμός

mîhrab

هَيْكَل

autar

Gebetsnische

Pronounced as (IPA)
[mih.ˈɾɑp]
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish محراب, Arabic مِحْرَاب (miḥrāb), from Old South Arabian 𐩣𐩢𐩧𐩨 (mḥrb).

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