mihrab

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِحْرَاب (miḥrāb).

Noun

mihrab (plural mihrabs)

1. (Islam) A niche in a mosque that indicates the qibla (direction of Mecca), and into which the imam prays.
   • 1964, Jan Morris, Spain, Faber and Faber, published 2008, →ISBN:

     Certainly there are nagging undertones of regret to the greatest of the Islamic monuments of Spain, the Great Mosque of Córdoba, for now that its mihrab has been demoted to be a mere curiosity, […] .

2. (Islam) A design in a Muslim prayer mat with the same function.

See also

• qibla

Anagrams

• Brahmi, Birmah, Brahim, Brāhmī, brahmi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic مِحْرَاب (miḥrāb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmihrab/ [ˈmih.rap̚]
• Rhymes: -ihrab
• Syllabification: mih‧rab

Noun

mihrab

1. mihrab (a niche in a mosque that indicates the qibla, and into which the imam prays)

Further reading

• “mihrab”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِحْرَاب (miḥrāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈrab/
• Rhymes: -ab
• Hyphenation: mih‧ràb

Noun

mihrab m (invariable)

1. (Islam) mihrab

Further reading

• “mihrab”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish محراب (mihrab), from Arabic مِحْرَاب (miḥrāb).

Noun

mihrab n (uncountable)

1. (Islam) mihrab

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	mihrab	mihrabul
genitive-dative	mihrab	mihrabului
vocative	mihrabule