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- Arabic · derived fromمِنْبَر
- English todaymimbar
From Classical Arabic مِنْبَر (minbar), from نَبَرَ (nabara, “raise”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A pulpit in a mosque from which the leader of prayers delivers the khutbah. Full definition →
From Classical Arabic مِنْبَر (minbar), from نَبَرَ (nabara, “raise”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.