mihrab

[ meer-uh b ]

/ ˈmɪər əb /

(in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah.

Origin of mihrab

First recorded in 1810–20, mihrab is from the Arabic word miḥrāb

miguelet, miha, mihailović, mihi, mihl, mihrab, mikado, mikasuki, mike, mike fright, mike up

If we stand in the northern lateral apse and face the mihrab the reason for the alterations is evident.

Byzantine Churches in Constantinople |Alexander Van Millingen
South of the mihrab is the minber, or pulpit, from which prayers and addresses are delivered on Fridays.

Turkey |Julius R. Van Millingen
He then descended from the pulpit, and prayed in the Mihrab.

The Knights Templars |C. G. (Charles Greenstreet) Addison
The apex of the mihrab or niche runs high in the Ghiordes rug.

Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern |Rosa Belle Holt

Occasionally this weave and the Kurdish have a mihrab at one end, showing it to be a prayer rug.

Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern |Rosa Belle Holt

mihrab

/ (ˈmiːræb, -rəb) /

Islam the niche in a mosque showing the direction of Mecca

from Arabic