English Explanatory Dictionary

maqsurah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

maqsurah maqsurahs maqsura

Etymology

Arabic مقصورة (literally “closed-off space”)

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