MIHRAB

Meaning of MIHRAB in English

[ 'mi:rα:b ]

■ noun a niche in the wall of a mosque, at the point nearest to Mecca, towards which the congregation faces to pray.

Origin

from Arab. miḥrāb 'place for prayer'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MIHRAB — A recess in the masjid ( prayer place ) that indicates the direction of salat . ( Namad-Prayers).
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
MIHRAB — A recess in the masjid ( prayer place ) that indicates the direction of salat . ( Namad-Prayers).
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
MIHRAB — noun Etymology: Arabic miḥrāb Date: 1673 a niche or chamber in a mosque indicating the direction of Mecca
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MIHRAB — Arabic miḥrāb Semicircular prayer niche in the qiblah wall (the wall facing Mecca) of a mosque , reserved for the …
Английский словарь Британика
MIHRAB — ˈmērəb noun ( -s ) Etymology: Arabic miḥrāb : a niche or chamber in a mosque indicating the direction of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MIHRAB — /mear"euhb/ , n. (in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah. [ 1810-20; mihrab ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MIHRAB — n. small niche in a mosque that points toward the direction of Mecca (the direction that Muslims should face when …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MIHRAB — noun Etymology: Arabic miḥrāb Date: 1673 : a niche or chamber in a mosque indicating the direction of Mecca
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MIHRAB — [mih.rab] n [Ar mihrab] (1816): a niche or chamber in a mosque indicating the direction of Mecca
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MIHRAB — Arabic Mihrab, prayer niche in the qibla wall (that facing Mecca) of a mosque; mihrabs vary in size but are …
Britannica English vocabulary
MIHRAB — n. a niche or slab in a mosque, used to show the direction of Mecca. [Arab. mihrab praying-place]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MIHRAB — n. a niche or slab in a mosque, used to show the direction of Mecca. [ Arab. mihrab praying-place ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MIHRAB — n. a niche or slab in a mosque, used to show the direction of Mecca. Etymology: Arab. mihrab praying-place
Oxford English vocab
MIHRAB — n. Arabic mi 1E25; r 0101; b Semicircular prayer niche in the qiblah wall (the wall facing Mecca) of a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MIHRAB — Михраб
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MIHRAB — n. Pronunciation: ' m ē -r ə b Function: noun Etymology: Arabic mi ḥ r ā b Date: 1673 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MIHRAAB — See mihrab
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
ORIENTATION — In architecture, the position of a building on its site. In Mesopotamia and Egypt, as well as in pre-Columbian Central …
Английский словарь Британика
MOSQUE — I Islamic public place of prayer. The masjid jāmiʽ , or "congregational mosque," is the centre of community worship and …
Английский словарь Британика
PRAYER RUG — noun or prayer carpet or prayer mat : a small Oriental rug used by Muslims to kneel on when praying …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QIBLA — also spelled Qiblah, or Kiblah, Arabic Qiblah, the direction of the sacred shrine of the Ka'bah in Mecca, toward which …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRAYER RUG — Arabic Sajjada, Persian Namazlik, one of the major types of rug produced in central and western Asia, used by Muslims …
Britannica English vocabulary
ORIENTATION — (from Latin oriens, orientum, the rising sun), in architecture, the position of a building in relation to an east-west axis. …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOSQUE — Arabic masjid, or jami', any house or open area of prayer in Islam. The Arabic word masjid means a place …
Britannica English vocabulary
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YAZD — also called Yezd, city, central Iran. The city dates from the 5th century AD and was described as the noble …
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MAKRI RUG — floor covering handwoven in or near the coastal village of Fethiye, southwest Turkey. These are rare, comparatively small rugs with …
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GHIORDES CARPET — floor covering handwoven in the town of Ghiordes (Grdes), northeast of Izmir in western Anatolia (now in Turkey). The prayer …
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CORDOBA, MOSQUE-CATHEDRAL OF — Spanish Mezquita-catedral De Crdoba, also called Great Mosque Of Crdoba, Islamic mosque in Crdoba, Spain, which was converted into a …
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ALMORAVIDS — Arabic Al-murabitun (Those Dwelling in Frontier Fortresses, or Warrior-Monks), confederation of Berber tribesLamtunah, Gudalah, Massufahof the Sanhajah clan, whose religious …
Britannica English vocabulary
KIBLAH — n. (also qibla) 1 the direction of the Kaaba (the sacred building at Mecca), to which Muslims turn at prayer. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KIBLAH — n. (also qibla) 1 the direction of the Kaaba (the sacred building at Mecca), to which Muslims turn at prayer. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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