Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minbar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: min-bar
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pulpit in a mosque, usually shaped like a small tower, where the imam stands to deliver sermons.

Etymology

From Arabic مِنْبَر (minbar).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: مِنْبَر, ن ب ر

Inflected Forms

minbars (plural) mimbar (alternative) mimber (alternative)

Questions

What does minbar mean?: A pulpit in a mosque, usually shaped like a small tower, where the imam stands to deliver sermons.
Where does minbar come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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