Definitions for mihrab

mihrab mih·rab

Spelling: [meer-uh b]
IPA: /ˈmɪər əb/

Mihrab is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 110 anagrams from letters in mihrab (abhimr).

Definitions for mihrab

noun

  1. (in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah.

Origin of mihrab

First recorded in 1810-20, mihrab is from the Arabic word miḥrāb

Examples for mihrab

The apex of the mihrab or niche runs high in the Ghiordes rug.

Occasionally this weave and the Kurdish have a mihrab at one end, showing it to be a prayer rug.

The mihrab is hexagonal in shape, and twelve feet in diameter.

The mihrab is a dream of art, the mosaics are richer and softer in hue than an eastern rug.

On reaching the mihrab he is received with a shout by the assembled multitude.

He replied, "My 'mihrab'50 is the face of my Beloved; only thither will I direct my prayers."

He then descended from the pulpit, and prayed in the mihrab.

The latter was indicated by three chapels, the mihrab being placed in the central one.

South of the mihrab is the minber, or pulpit, from which prayers and addresses are delivered on Fridays.

Toward the centre of the corner areas and extending upward, is the mihrab, proclaiming for what purpose this rug was woven.

Word Value for mihrab
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