Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mimbar

/ˈmɪmbɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mim-bar
IPA: /ˈmɪmbɑː/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pulpit in a mosque from which the leader of prayers delivers the khutbah.

Example Sentences

"Here too the pulpit was like a mimbar in a mosque [...]."
"There is only a pulpit for the preacher, which stands along the left side, and on the right is the mimbar, that is a flight of stairs with ten steps."

Etymology

From Classical Arabic مِنْبَر (minbar), from نَبَرَ (nabara, “raise”).

Word Breakdown

Root: ن ب ر

Inflected Forms

mimbars (plural) minbar (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mimbar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪmbɑː/.
What does mimbar mean?: A pulpit in a mosque from which the leader of prayers delivers the khutbah.
Where does mimbar come from?: From Classical Arabic مِنْبَر (minbar), from نَبَرَ (nabara, “raise”).

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