Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maqsurah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: maq-surah
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enclosure, box, or screen near the mihrab in a mosque, typically reserved for a Muslim ruler and his entourage, and originally designed to shield him from potential assassins during prayer.

noun

A similar enclosure around a tomb.

Etymology

From Arabic مَقْصُورَة (maqṣūra, literally “closed-off space”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: مَقْصُورَة

Inflected Forms

maqsurahs (plural) maqsura (alternative)

Questions

What does maqsurah mean?: An enclosure, box, or screen near the mihrab in a mosque, typically reserved for a Muslim ruler and his entourage, and originally designed to shield him from potential assassins during prayer.
Where does maqsurah come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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