mabkhara

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noun

A traditional censer in the Arab world and Turkey, usually having a square pedestal base or legs with inward-sloping sides which support a square cup with outward-sloping sides.

OriginArabic مِبْخَرَة →
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Meanings

nounmabkhara (plural mabkharas or mabakhir)

plural mabkharas · plural mabakhir

  1. A traditional censer in the Arab world and Turkey, usually having a square pedestal base or legs with inward-sloping sides which support a square cup with outward-sloping sides.

Origin

  1. Arabicمِبْخَرَة
  2. Englishmabkhara

From Arabic مِبْخَرَة (mibḵara) (dialects tend to pronounce the prefix ma-).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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