Ma'bar

proper noun

The Coromandel coast of India.

OriginArabic مَعْبَر →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalThe Coromandel coast of India.

Origin

  1. Arabicمَعْبَر
  2. EnglishMa'bar

From Arabic مَعْبَر (maʕbar, literally “a crossing”); this was the name used in medieval Islamic texts.

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APA

Ma'bar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ma'bar

MLA

“Ma'bar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ma'bar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ma'bar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ma'bar.

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