almemar
[ ahl-mee-mahr ]
/ ɑlˈmi mɑr /
noun
Origin of almemar
< Arabic
al the +
minbar stand, platform
Words nearby almemar
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almeida's disease,
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almighty,
almighty dollar
British Dictionary definitions for almemar
almemar
/ (ælˈmiːmɑː) /
noun
Judaism
(in Ashkenazic usage) the raised platform in a synagogue on which the reading desk stands
Also called: bema, bimah, bima
Word Origin for almemar
from Hebrew, from Arabic
al-minbar the pulpit, platform