maksoorah

maksoorah
/mahk soor"euh/, n.
(in a mosque) a screen or partition enclosing an area for prayer or a tomb.
[ < Ar maqsurah]

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  • maksoorah —    (mahk SOO rah) [Arabic] In a mosque, the ornamental screen, partition, or wooden box that encloses a space set apart for prayer or for a tomb. Also written maqsurah …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • maksoorah — /mahk soor euh/, n. (in a mosque) a screen or partition enclosing an area for prayer or a tomb. [ < Ar maqsurah] …   Useful english dictionary

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