Etymology

meshrabiyeh

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Today it means: The latticed projecting windows of private houses, in Islamic architecture. Full definition →

Arabic مَشْرَبِيَّة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromمَشْرَبِيَّة
  2. English todaymeshrabiyeh

Borrowed from Arabic مَشْرَبِيَّة (mašrabiyya).

Words from the same roots

Arabicمَشْرَبِيَّة all →

mashrabiyya

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