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muqarnas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
muqar-nas
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of corbel used for decoration in Islamic and Persian architecture.

Etymology

From Arabic مُقَرْنَص (muqarnaṣ) (passive participle of قَرْنِيص (qarnīṣ), from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “curved”)), or Persian مقرنس (moqarnas).

Inflected Forms

muqarnases (plural)

Synonyms

honeycomb honeycomb work

Questions

What does muqarnas mean?
A type of corbel used for decoration in Islamic and Persian architecture.
Where does muqarnas come from?
From Arabic مُقَرْنَص (muqarnaṣ) (passive participle of قَرْنِيص (qarnīṣ), from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “curved”)), or Persian مقرنس (moqarnas).

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