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Where does “mihrap” come from?

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

mihrap (Turkish): mihrab; a niche in a mosque, that indicates the...

Definitions

  1. mihrab; a niche in a mosque, that indicates the...

Ancestry of “mihrap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمحراب—
2Arabicمِحْرَاب—
3Old South Arabian𐩣𐩢𐩧𐩨—
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