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pishtaq

pishtaq noun: an ornamental portal projecting from the facade of a building, often as the formal gateway to an iwan.

Noun

pishtaq (plural pishtaqs)

  1. An ornamental portal projecting from the facade of a building, often as the formal gateway to an iwan.

Forms of pishtaq

pluralpishtaqs
alternative formpishtak

Origin of pishtaq

From Persian [Term?].

Questions about pishtaq

What does pishtaq mean?
Pishtaq means an ornamental portal projecting from the facade of a building, often as the formal gateway to an iwan.
What part of speech is pishtaq?
Pishtaq is a noun.
What is the plural of pishtaq?
The plural of pishtaq is pishtaqs.

Words near pishtaq in the dictionary

  1. pishtacos
  2. pishtak
  3. pishtaks
  4. pishtaku
  5. pishtakus
  6. pishtaq
  7. pishtaqs
  8. pishtush
  9. Pisidia
  10. Pisidian
  11. Pisidians

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