ziarat

English

Etymology

From Urdu زیارت.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈziː.əˌɹɒt/

Noun

ziarat (plural ziarats)

1. (chiefly Baluchistan) An Islamic shrine
   • 1891, Harry De Windt, A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán‎^[1]:

     On the wedding-day the bridegroom, gorgeously arrayed, and mounted on his best horse or camel, proceeds with his friends to a "ziarat," or shrine, there to implore a blessing […] .

   • 1908, G. J. Younghusband, The Story of the Guides‎^[2]:

     Palmer […] was only saved by the opportune appearance of these two men, who enabled him to get back to the shelter of the ziarat in safety.

Anagrams

• triaza