Meanings
nounziarat (plural ziarats)
plural ziarats · alternative zyarat
- chiefly BaluchistanIslamAn Islamic shrine
Palmer […] was only saved by the opportune appearance of these two men, who enabled him to get back to the shelter of the ziarat in safety.
1908, G. J. Younghusband, The Story of the Guides1 more example
On the wedding-day the bridegroom, gorgeously arrayed, and mounted on his best horse or camel, proceeds with his friends to a "ziarat," or shrine, there to implore a blessing[…
1891, Harry De Windt, A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán
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APA
ziarat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ziarat
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“ziarat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ziarat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ziarat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ziarat.
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