કિબ્લા

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Gujarati

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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કિબ્લા (kiblām

  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

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કિબ્લા (kiblāf

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

Proper noun

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કિબ્લા (kiblān

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