maqsurah

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
  2. A similar enclosure around a tomb.

词形变化

maqsurahs plural maqsura alternative

词源

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