કિબ્લા

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• કિબલા (kiblā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قبله (qibla), from Arabic قِبْلَة (qibla).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪb.lɑ/
• Rhymes: -lɑ
• Hyphenation: કિબ્‧લા

Noun

કિબ્લા • (kiblā) m

1. an altar, a temple; an object of veneration or reverence; a father; a king, etc.; (by way of respectful address) Father! Worship! Sire!

Noun

કિબ્લા • (kiblā) f

1. (Islam) that part to which Muslims turn their faces when at prayer; the temple of the Kaʻba in Mecca

Proper noun

કિબ્લા • (kiblā) n

1. (by extension) Mecca (a large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam)