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turbah

turbah noun: a small piece of soil or clay, often in the form of a tablet, used in Islamic prayer to symbolize earth.

Noun

turbah (plural turbahs)

  1. A small piece of soil or clay, often in the form of a tablet, used in Islamic prayer to symbolize earth.

Forms of turbah

pluralturbahs

Origin of turbah

From Arabic تُرْبَة (turba). Doublet of turbeh.

Questions about turbah

What does turbah mean?
Turbah means a small piece of soil or clay, often in the form of a tablet, used in Islamic prayer to symbolize earth.
What part of speech is turbah?
Turbah is a noun.
What is the plural of turbah?
The plural of turbah is turbahs.

Words near turbah in the dictionary

  1. Turanists
  2. turanite
  3. turanose
  4. Turay
  5. Turays
  6. turbah
  7. turbahs
  8. turban
  9. turban lily
  10. turban shell
  11. turban shells

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