કિબ્લા

Gujarati

Alternative forms

કિબલા (kiblā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (qibla), from Arabic قِبْلَة (qibla).

Pronunciation

(Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪb.lɑ/
Rhymes: -lɑ
Hyphenation: કિબ્‧લા

Noun

કિબ્લા • (kiblā) m

an altar, a temple; an object of veneration or reverence; a father; a king, etc.; (by way of respectful address) Father! Worship! Sire!

Noun

કિબ્લા • (kiblā) f

(Islam) that part to which Muslims turn their faces when at prayer; the temple of the Kaʻba in Mecca

Proper noun

કિબ્લા • (kiblā) n

(by extension) Mecca (a large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam)

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