adjective
or ka'·ba also ka'·bah or caa·ba ˈkäbə, ˈkȧbə
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Arabic ka'bah, literally, square building, from ka'b cube
: of or relating to the Islamic shrine in Mecca that incorporates a sacred black stone and is the goal of Islamic pilgrimage and the point toward which all Muslims turn in praying — see qibla