Where does “kıble” come from?
kıble (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قبله, from Arabic قِبْلَة — which is opposite.
kıble (Turkish): qibla; the direction in which Muslims face while...
Definitions
- qibla; the direction in which Muslims face while...
Ancestry of “kıble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قبله | — |
| 2 | Arabic | قِبْلَة | which is opposite |