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muqarnas

muqarnas noun: a type of corbel used for decoration in Islamic and Persian architecture.

muqarnas: a type of corbel used for decoration in Islamic and Persian architecture
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Noun

muqarnas (plural muqarnases or muqarnas)

  1. A type of corbel used for decoration in Islamic and Persian architecture.

muqarnas meaning in Arabic and Persian

muqarnas in Arabic

type of corbel
مُقَرْنَص muqarnaṣ

muqarnas in Persian

type of corbel
مقرنس moqarnas, آهوپای âhupây

Synonyms of muqarnas

Forms of muqarnas

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Origin of muqarnas

From Arabic مُقَرْنَص (muqarnaṣ) (passive participle of قَرْنِيص (qarnīṣ), from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “curved”)), or Persian مقرنس (moqarnas).

Questions about muqarnas

What does muqarnas mean?
Muqarnas means a type of corbel used for decoration in Islamic and Persian architecture.
What is muqarnas in Arabic?
Muqarnas in Arabic is مُقَرْنَص (muqarnaṣ). See Muqarnas meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is muqarnas?
Muqarnas is a noun.
What is the plural of muqarnas?
The plural of muqarnas is muqarnases.

Words near muqarnas in the dictionary

  1. muqaddam
  2. muqaddams
  3. muqallid
  4. muqallids
  5. muqam
  6. muqarnas
  7. muqarnases
  8. muqta
  9. muqtar
  10. muqtars
  11. muqti

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