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Kaaba in Arabic

الْكَعْبَة al-kaʕba

/ˈkɑːbə/

Kaaba in Arabic: الْكَعْبَة (al-kaʕba), الْكَعْبَةُ ٱلْمُشَرَّفَة (al-kaʕbatu l-mušarrafa). In English, Kaaba means the nearly cubical stone temple in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam and site of the great hajj assembly.

Arabic words for Kaaba

cubical stone temple in Mecca
الْكَعْبَة al-kaʕba, الْكَعْبَةُ ٱلْمُشَرَّفَة al-kaʕbatu l-mušarrafa

English meaning of Kaaba

  1. proper noun The nearly cubical stone temple in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam and site of the great hajj assembly.

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Questions about Kaaba in Arabic

What is the meaning of Kaaba in Arabic?
Kaaba in Arabic is الْكَعْبَة (al-kaʕba), الْكَعْبَةُ ٱلْمُشَرَّفَة (al-kaʕbatu l-mušarrafa).
ما معنى كلمة Kaaba؟
Kaaba: الْكَعْبَة (al-kaʕba), الْكَعْبَةُ ٱلْمُشَرَّفَة (al-kaʕbatu l-mušarrafa).
What does Kaaba mean in English?
Kaaba means the nearly cubical stone temple in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam and site of the great hajj assembly.

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