turbah

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noun

A small piece of soil or clay, often in the form of a tablet, used in Islamic prayer to symbolize earth.

OriginArabic تُرْبَة →
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Meanings

nounturbah (plural turbahs)

plural turbahs

  1. IslamA small piece of soil or clay, often in the form of a tablet, used in Islamic prayer to symbolize earth.

Origin

  1. Arabicتُرْبَة
  2. Englishturbah

From Arabic تُرْبَة (turba). Doublet of turbeh.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

burtah
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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