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sebil

sebil noun: a fountain, a small structure in a Muslim area where water is freely dispensed to members of the public. Also the alternative form of cebil.

sebil: a fountain, a small structure in a Muslim area where water is freely dispensed to members of the...
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Noun

sebil (plural sebils)

  1. A fountain, a small structure in a Muslim area where water is freely dispensed to members of the public.
    • Her tomb is at the far end of the complex, completed in 1796, which also includes a sebil, soup kitchen, school, large cemetery, […]2014, David J. Roxburgh, Envisioning Islamic Art and Architecture: Essays in Honor of Renata Holod, BRILL, →ISBN
    • Addition of architectonic elements for public use to these walls, sebil and fountains, also gives them particular volume[…]2016, The Mediterranean Medina: International Seminar, Gangemi Editore spa, →ISBN, page 260

Also used as

sebil is also the alternative form of cebil.

Forms of sebil

pluralsebils
alternative formsabil

Origin of sebil

From Arabic سبيل (sabīl) or Turkish sebil.

Questions about sebil

What does sebil mean?
Sebil means a fountain, a small structure in a Muslim area where water is freely dispensed to members of the public.
What part of speech is sebil?
Sebil is a noun.
What is the plural of sebil?
The plural of sebil is sebils.

Words near sebil in the dictionary

  1. sebic
  2. sebid
  3. sebids
  4. sebiferous
  5. sebific
  6. sebil
  7. Sebilian
  8. sebilla
  9. sebillas
  10. sebils
  11. sebiparous

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