Mihrab Definition

mîrəb
noun
A niche in that wall of a mosque that is closest to Mecca: it indicates the direction toward which Muslims turn to pray.
Webster's New World
A niche design in the middle of a Muslim prayer rug, pointed toward Mecca during worship.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Mihrab

Noun

Singular:
mihrab
Plural:
mihrabs

Origin of Mihrab

  • Arabic miḥrāb probably from Old South Arabian mḥrb part of a temple from ḥrb to fight, perform a certain ritual in a temple x̣rb in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Arabic محراب (miḥrāb)

    From Wiktionary

Mihrab Sentence Examples

  • The principal feature in the mosque is the niche (mihrab), which is sunk in a wall built at right angles to a line drawn from Mecca, and indicates the direction towards which the Moslem should turn when engaged in prayer.

  • The mihrab is finely ornamented with arabesques.

  • The larger mihrab is circular both internally and externally, with an internal diameter of 2.85 meters.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIH

Words Ending With

BABRAB

Unscrambles

mihrab

Words Starting With M and Ending With B

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With M6 Letter Words Ending With B