English Explanatory Dictionary

muqarnas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of corbel used for decoration in Islamic and Persian architecture.

Word forms

muqarnas muqarnases

Etymology

From Arabic مُقَرْنَص (muqarnaṣ) (passive participle of قَرْنِيص (qarnīṣ), from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “curved”)), or Persian مقرنس (moqarnas).

Synonyms

honeycomb honeycomb work
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