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mihrab

noun

Meaning

  1. A niche in a mosque that indicates the qibla (direction of Mecca), and into which the imam prays
  2. A design in a Muslim prayer mat with the same function

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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