ablaq

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noun

Alternating light and dark stone, as used in (especially Arabic) architecture.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:ablaq.”

OriginArabic أَبْلَق →
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Meanings

noun
  1. attributiveoftenAlternating light and dark stone, as used in (especially Arabic) architecture.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:ablaq.

Origin

  1. Arabicأَبْلَق
  2. Englishablaq

From Arabic أَبْلَق (ʔablaq).

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APA

ablaq. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablaq

MLA

“ablaq.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablaq. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ablaq,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablaq.

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