turbah

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Etymology

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From Arabic تُرْبَة (turba). Doublet of turbeh.

Noun

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turbah (plural turbahs)

  1. (Islam) A small piece of soil or clay, often in the form of a tablet, used in Islamic prayer to symbolize earth.