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- Arabic · borrowed fromمَقْصُورَة
- English todaymaqsurah
From Arabic مَقْصُورَة (maqṣūra, literally “closed-off space”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
maqsurah
Today it means: An enclosure, box, or screen near the mihrab in a mosque, typically reserved for a Muslim ruler and his entourage, and originally designed to shield him from potential assassins during prayer. Full definition →
Arabic مَقْصُورَة