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mihrab
[ meer-uhb ]
noun
- (in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah.
mihrab
/ ˈmiːræb; -rəb /
noun
- Islam the niche in a mosque showing the direction of Mecca
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mihrab1
First recorded in 1810–20, mihrab is from the Arabic word miḥrāb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mihrab1
from Arabic
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Example Sentences
Adjacent to it is a beautiful if gaudy little Mohammedan mihrab or oratory, approached through a private garden.
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All mosques point toward Mecca, and at the Mecca end stands a mihrab, or niche, from which the imam conducts the devotions.
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One of these columns, that to the east, has been partly built into the mihrab wall.
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Rudabeh's mother won the consent of Mihrab, so that the young people were soon married with great pomp.
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If we stand in the northern lateral apse and face the mihrab the reason for the alterations is evident.
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