mlizabu

How to say it

Meaning

a ceremonial drainage spout on a building, most famously the gilded rain-spout on the Kaaba in Mecca.

Good to know

Variant of mrizabu, from Arabic mīzāb; used mainly in descriptions of Islamic religious architecture.

Examples

• Waislamu wengi wanajua kuhusu mlizabu wa dhahabu wa Kaaba.Many Muslims know about the golden rain-spout of the Kaaba.
• Je, umewahi kuona mlizabu kama ule?Have you ever seen a spout like that?
• Mlizabu haukujengwa kwa dhahabu wakati huo.The spout was not built of gold at that time.
• Watalii watatazama mlizabu wakati wa ziara.Tourists will look at the spout during the visit.