mihrab

[ meer-uhb ]

/ ˈmɪər əb /

noun

(in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah.

Origin of mihrab

First recorded in 1810–20, mihrab is from the Arabic word miḥrāb

Words nearby mihrab

MIG welding, miha, Mihailović, mihi, MIHL, mihrab, mikado, Mikasuki, mike, mike fright, Mike-Mike

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Example sentences from the Web for mihrab

If we stand in the northern lateral apse and face the mihrab the reason for the alterations is evident.
Byzantine Churches in Constantinople|Alexander Van Millingen
South of the mihrab is the minber, or pulpit, from which prayers and addresses are delivered on Fridays.
Turkey|Julius R. Van Millingen
He then descended from the pulpit, and prayed in the Mihrab.
The Knights Templars|C. G. (Charles Greenstreet) Addison
The apex of the mihrab or niche runs high in the Ghiordes rug.
Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern|Rosa Belle Holt

Occasionally this weave and the Kurdish have a mihrab at one end, showing it to be a prayer rug.
Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern|Rosa Belle Holt

British Dictionary definitions for mihrab

mihrab

/ (ˈmiːræb, -rəb) /

noun

Islam the niche in a mosque showing the direction of Mecca

Word Origin for mihrab

from Arabic

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单词	mihrab
释义	mihrab [ meer-uhb ] / ˈmɪər əb / noun (in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah. Origin of mihrab First recorded in 1810–20, mihrab is from the Arabic word miḥrāb Words nearby mihrab MIG welding, miha, Mihailović, mihi, MIHL, mihrab, mikado, Mikasuki, mike, mike fright, Mike-Mike Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mihrab If we stand in the northern lateral apse and face the mihrab the reason for the alterations is evident. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople\|Alexander Van Millingen South of the mihrab is the minber, or pulpit, from which prayers and addresses are delivered on Fridays. Turkey\|Julius R. Van Millingen He then descended from the pulpit, and prayed in the Mihrab. The Knights Templars\|C. G. (Charles Greenstreet) Addison The apex of the mihrab or niche runs high in the Ghiordes rug. Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern\|Rosa Belle Holt Occasionally this weave and the Kurdish have a mihrab at one end, showing it to be a prayer rug. Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern\|Rosa Belle Holt British Dictionary definitions for mihrab mihrab / (ˈmiːræb, -rəb) / noun Islam the niche in a mosque showing the direction of Mecca Word Origin for mihrab from Arabic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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