minbar

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noun

A pulpit in a mosque, usually shaped like a small tower, where the imam stands to deliver sermons.

OriginArabic مِنْبَر →
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Meanings

nounminbar (plural minbars)

plural minbars · alternative mimbar · alternative mimber

  1. A pulpit in a mosque, usually shaped like a small tower, where the imam stands to deliver sermons.

Origin

  1. Arabicمِنْبَر
  2. Englishminbar

From Arabic مِنْبَر (minbar).

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Anagrams

BirmanBirnamimbarnRambin
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MLA

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Chicago

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