Swahili
mihirabu
mi-hi-RA-bu
How to say it
Swahilimihirabumi-hi-RA-busoon
Englishmihrabssoon
Frenchmihrabssoon
Meaning
Mihrabs, niches in the walls of mosques that indicate the direction of Mecca.
Good to know
plural of mhirabu (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Mihirabu ya misikiti hiyo imepambwa vizuri.The mihrabs of those mosques are beautifully decorated.
- Je, mihirabu hii ilijengwa lini?When were these mihrabs built?
- Hii si mihirabu, ni madirisha tu.These are not mihrabs, they are just windows.
- Waumini husimama mbele ya mihirabu wakati wa sala.Worshippers stand in front of the mihrabs during prayer.
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