/i mahm'bah"rah/ , n. Islam. (in India)
1. a building, rooms, etc., used by Shi'ites for ceremonies, esp. during the first 10 days of Muharram.
2. a large tomb.
Also, imaumbara, imaumbarra, imambara .
[ 1830-40; imambara imam IMAM + Hindi bara enclosure; cf. Skt vata fence, enclosure ]