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ziarat

US/ˈziː.əˌɹɒt/

ziarat noun: an Islamic shrine.

Noun

ziarat (plural ziarats)

  1. (chiefly Baluchistan) An Islamic shrine
    • On the wedding-day the bridegroom, gorgeously arrayed, and mounted on his best horse or camel, proceeds with his friends to a "ziarat," or shrine, there to implore a blessing[…1891, Harry De Windt, A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán
    • Palmer […] was only saved by the opportune appearance of these two men, who enabled him to get back to the shelter of the ziarat in safety.1908, G. J. Younghusband, The Story of the Guides

Forms of ziarat

pluralziarats
alternative formzyarat

Origin of ziarat

From Urdu زیارت.

Questions about ziarat

What does ziarat mean?
Ziarat means an Islamic shrine.
What part of speech is ziarat?
Ziarat is a noun.
How do you pronounce ziarat?
Ziarat is pronounced /ˈziː.əˌɹɒt/ (US).
What is the plural of ziarat?
The plural of ziarat is ziarats.

Words near ziarat in the dictionary

  1. ziamet
  2. ziamets
  3. Ziar Kola
  4. ziara
  5. ziaras
  6. ziarat
  7. ziarats
  8. Ziawudun
  9. ZiB
  10. zibar
  11. zibars

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