Kaaba
/ˈkɑːbə/
Kaaba proper noun: the nearly cubical stone temple in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam and site of the great hajj assembly.
Proper noun
the Kaaba
Kaaba meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Kaaba in Hindi
- cubical stone temple in Mecca
- काबा kābā
Kaaba in Tamil
- cubical stone temple in Mecca
- காபா kāpā
Kaaba in Marathi
- cubical stone temple in Mecca
- काबा kābā
Kaaba in Urdu
- cubical stone temple in Mecca
- کعبہ ka'ba
More languagesFewer languages
- Kaaba in Bengali
- কাবা kaba, খানে কাবা khane kaba, কাবাঘর kabaghor
- Kaaba in Gujarati
- કાબા kābā
- Kaaba in Arabic
- الْكَعْبَة al-kaʕba, الْكَعْبَةُ ٱلْمُشَرَّفَة al-kaʕbatu l-mušarrafa
- Kaaba in Malay
- Kaabah
- Kaaba in Indonesian
- Ka'bah
- Kaaba in Persian
- کعبه ka'be
- Kaaba in Thai
- กะอฺบะหฺ gà’bàh
Forms of Kaaba
| alternative form | Kabah |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Kaabah |
| alternative form | Ka'ba |
| alternative form | Kaʻba |
| alternative proscribed (nonstandard) | Ka'aba |
| alternative form (archaic) | Caaba |
| alternative form (archaic) | Cahaba |
| alternative form (archaic) | Qabah |
Origin of Kaaba
Borrowed from Arabic كَعْبَة (kaʕba, “cube”).
Questions about Kaaba
- What does Kaaba mean?
- Kaaba means the nearly cubical stone temple in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam and site of the great hajj assembly.
- What is Kaaba in Hindi?
- Kaaba in Hindi is काबा (kābā). See Kaaba meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Kaaba?
- Kaaba is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Kaaba?
- Kaaba is pronounced /ˈkɑːbə/.
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