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Record 1 1990-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Religious Sects - Various
  • History of Religions
DEF

a niche or chamber in a mosque indicating the direction of Mecca and usually containing a copy of the Koran.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultes divers
  • Histoire des religions
DEF

Niche vide creusée dans le mur qibli (indiquant la qibla, ou direction de La Mecque, vers laquelle on se tourne pour prier) d'une mosquée.

OBS

La consonne du mot arabe "mihrab" se prononce avec le r roulé, le "a" de "mihrab" étant surmonté de l'accent diacritique "-".

Spanish

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