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Where does “mihrab” come from?

mihrab (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish محراب, from Arabic مِحْرَاب, from Old South Arabian 𐩣𐩢𐩧𐩨.

mihrab (English): a niche in a mosque that indicates the qibla ,...

Definitions

  1. a niche in a mosque that indicates the qibla ,...

Ancestry of “mihrab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمحراب—
2Arabicمِحْرَاب—
3Old South Arabian𐩣𐩢𐩧𐩨—
Every word from Old South Arabian 𐩣𐩢𐩧𐩨 →