turbeh

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish تربه (türbe), from Arabic تُرْبَة (turba, tomb). Doublet of turbah.

Noun

[edit]

turbeh (plural turbehs)

  1. A small mausoleum built over the grave of a high-ranking or holy Muslim, especially under the Ottomans.
    • 1988, Milorad Pavić, translated by Christina Pribićević-Zorić, Dictionary of the Khazars, Vintage, published 1989, page 125:
      “The guard locks the gates of the turbeh, letting the heavy sound of the lock fall into the dark interior, as though leaving the name of the key inside.”

Anagrams

[edit]