Etymology

ablaq

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Today it means: Alternating light and dark stone, as used in (especially Arabic) architecture. Full definition →

Arabic أَبْلَق
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromأَبْلَق
  2. English todayablaq

From Arabic أَبْلَق (ʔablaq).

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