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maqsurah

maqsurah noun: an enclosure, box, or screen near the mihrab in a mosque, typically reserved for a Muslim ruler and his entourage, and originally designed to shield him from potential assassins during prayer.

Noun

maqsurah (plural maqsurahs)

  1. An enclosure, box, or screen near the mihrab in a mosque, typically reserved for a Muslim ruler and his entourage, and originally designed to shield him from potential assassins during prayer.
  2. A similar enclosure around a tomb.

Forms of maqsurah

pluralmaqsurahs
alternative formmaqsura

Origin of maqsurah

From Arabic مَقْصُورَة (maqṣūra, literally “closed-off space”).

Questions about maqsurah

What does maqsurah mean?
Maqsurah means an enclosure, box, or screen near the mihrab in a mosque, typically reserved for a Muslim ruler and his entourage, and originally designed to shield him from potential assassins during prayer.
What part of speech is maqsurah?
Maqsurah is a noun.
What is the plural of maqsurah?
The plural of maqsurah is maqsurahs.

Words near maqsurah in the dictionary

  1. maqloubeh
  2. maqluba
  3. maqqef
  4. maqqefs
  5. maqsura
  6. maqsurah
  7. maqsurahs
  8. maqsuras
  9. maqta
  10. maqtab
  11. maqtabs

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