Dome of the Rock
Dome of the Rock proper noun: a shrine, located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which contains the Foundation Stone.
Proper noun
the Dome of the Rock
- A shrine, located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which contains the Foundation Stone.
Dome of the Rock meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Gujarati
Dome of the Rock in Hindi
- shrine in Jerusalem
- चट्टान का गुंबद caṭṭān kā gumbad
Dome of the Rock in Marathi
- shrine in Jerusalem
- खडकाचा घुमट khaḍakācā ghumaṭ
Dome of the Rock in Bengali
- shrine in Jerusalem
- শিলার গম্বুজ śilar gombuj
Dome of the Rock in Gujarati
- shrine in Jerusalem
- ખડકનો ગુંબજ khaḍakno gumbaj
More languagesFewer languages
- Dome of the Rock in Arabic
- قُبَّةُ الصَّخْرَةِ qubbatu ṣ-ṣaḵrati
- Dome of the Rock in Malay
- Kubah Batu
- Dome of the Rock in Indonesian
- Kubah Batu
- Dome of the Rock in Persian
- قبه صخره qobbe-ye saxre, قبةالصخره qobbat-os-saxre
Origin of Dome of the Rock
Calque of Arabic قبة الصخرة (qubbat aṣ-ṣaḵra), from صخرة (ṣaḵra, “rock”) + قبة (qubba, “dome”).
Questions about Dome of the Rock
- What does Dome of the Rock mean?
- Dome of the Rock means a shrine, located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which contains the Foundation Stone.
- What is Dome of the Rock in Hindi?
- Dome of the Rock in Hindi is चट्टान का गुंबद (caṭṭān kā gumbad). See Dome of the Rock meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Dome of the Rock?
- Dome of the Rock is a proper noun.
Words near Dome of the Rock in the dictionary
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