મિહરાબ

Gujarati

મિહરાબ (mihrāb, “mihrab”)

Alternative forms

• મેહરાબ (mehrāb)
• મેરાબ (merāb) — Kathiawari

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian محراب (mihrāb), from Arabic مِحْرَاب (miḥrāb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈmiʱ.ɾɑb/

Noun

મિહરાબ • (mihrāb) f

1. (Islam) a symbolic niche in the wall in the direction of the qibla; mihrab
2. the chief, uppermost or most honorable sitting place, throne room, the highest chamber; sanctum of a king